Dayfold

I met with Chris Pollard from Dayfold this morning to discuss whether I could get my project litho printed. The best quote was £3,040 + VAT and that didn't include the cover. I'm sure that's very competitive but its just a little out of my reach.

He said it would be a little cheap if I changed my book dimensions from W:180 x H:260 as they could then fit 3 spreads on to a plate. I was prepared to change the size, but the quote was only going to change by 20% so it was irrelevant really.

Chris showed me around the premises for around an hour and explained the whole print process. It was an excellent insight in to how a proper printers works, and he showed me some of the work they are carrying out for some bespoke clients.

He also went through paper stock with me and showed me many of the options available. I decided not to use a matt finish for the inside pages as I didn't like the way the photos print, despite Chris saying this was very popular at the moment.

I have decided on 130-140gsm silk for the inside of the book and a cover of 300-350gsm coated, Chirs said both would be fine for printing this style of book and relatively cheap.

I have a much clearer understanding now of the whole process, and in future I would love to be in the position to have something printed to this standard.

He did give me the details of a digital printer in Boscombe who he recommended and I visited him afterwards for another quote and some help.