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Way Back Home

I hope at least some of you started humming the legendary tune by Bob Crosby and the Bobcats when you saw the title. If you’ve been following our Odyssey (Homer’s, not Clarke’s), the implication is clear—we’re heading home, or rather, back to our HQ.It’s taking some time to (carefully) move everything, but fortunately, unlike Odysseus,...

March 13, 2025ByMarko Matijašević

Production and Other Updates

Let’s start with some great news: we’ve been granted a small extension on our lease, meaning 2001 should be fully printed before we have to pack up and move. As of now, everything has been printed except for the chapter titles, which are still awaiting their splash of color. While the relocation will still impact production as...

February 17, 2025ByMarko Matijašević

Into the 2025

2024 was marked by delays—there’s no way around that fact. Several factors contributed to this unfortunate outcome, such as the repeated foil stamping required for the Essential Edition of Catch-22. However, the biggest challenge was undoubtedly our lack of a dedicated production space.Back in 2022, we acquired an old, derelict building in Zagreb. The property...

December 10, 2024ByMarko Matijašević

Amaranthine Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey has turned out to be quite an adventure. It is undoubtedly our most encompassing project, spanning four editions, including the space launch of the miniature monoliths with the help of Blue Origin. A lot has happened along the way, and we have used that time quite wisely. Now that we have...

October 24, 2024ByMarko Matijašević

Newest Addition to the Family

Heidi—and our office printer, Gutenberg—just got a new sibling: the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-4600! After some internal discussion and feedback from our social media, we’ve decided to call it HAL. Not only does it feature menacing red lights to indicate ink status, but it will also be used to print the illustrations for our upcoming Roman...

September 26, 2024ByMarko Matijašević

Catch It While You Can

As many of you know, letterpress printing takes time. Since we’re still relatively new to it, we take things slowly to ensure everything is done correctly. While we’re reaching the point where the process will become faster, there is a pleasant side effect—extra time to iterate!During this process, we had the opportunity to test various...

September 5, 2024ByMarko Matijašević

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