Field Notes Pitch Black Dot-Graph 3-Pack

We introduced ourPitch Black dot-graph Field Notes Memo Book in 2013, and it quickly became one of our most popular memo books. After a few reprints, we made some upgrades, and were now offeringa rangeof Pitch Black books with a variety of options.

Our classic 3-1/2″ 5-1/2″ Pitch Black memo books are available in 3-Packs with 60# Finch Opaque body paper in Dot-Graph or Ruled styles. They’re bound with glossy black staples and sturdy 118# covers featuring a Field Notes-exclusive black/kraft duplex paper from French Paper Co. (see film below). The family also features aPitch Black logodiscreetly printed on the back.

Pitch Black has always been considered Field Notes more urbane offering, a favorite everywhere from the white-collar downtown boardroom to the black-turtleneck uptown studio. The new kraft inside covers add a hint of earthy charm to Pitch Blacks hip professionalism. Or professional hipness, if you prefer. Either way, Pitch Black makes a fashionable home for your best ideas.

Pitch Black has always been one of our best sellers. Aside from expanding the Pitch Black series to include additional sizes and interior page styles, weve also upgraded the look and feel of the books. Perhaps the most significant change is moving the series to custom-duplexed covers. Working with our pals at the French Paper Company in Niles, Michigan, we created a Field Notes-exclusive cover stock made up of Blacktop for the outsides and fused it to our standby Packing Brown Wrap for the insides. It was a big undertaking, involving lots of steps and the final result is pretty special. For those who dig machines in motion and sweet and messy industrial environments, we present Cover Story, a documentary on the whole process.

Specifications:

• Proudly printed by the good people of eDOC Communications, Mount Prospect, Ill.
• Cover: French Paper Co. custom-made 118#C Pitch Black Duplex (Blacktop and Packing Brown Wrap) with a brute force application of Stephanite (outside) and Dachshund Nose Black (inside) soy-based Saphira inks.
• Innards: Finch Paper Opaque Smooth 60#T Bright White, with a fine, 1-color application of Light Mist Gray soy-based Saphira ink.
• Cover and innards printed on a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 40″ 6-color press.
• Bound with gloss black staple wire on a Heidelberg Stitchmaster ST 270 5-pocket saddle stitcher with cover feeder/scorer & Rima RS 10S in-line stacker.
• Corners precisely rounded to 3/8″ (9.5mm) radius with a Challenge SCM double round-corner machine.
• Dot-Graph grid: 3/16″ 3/16″ (4.7mm 4.7mm).
• Memo book dimensions are 3-1/2″ 5-1/2″ (89mm 140mm).
• FIELD NOTESuses only the Futura typeface family (Paul Renner, 1927) in its materials.
• AllFIELD NOTESnote books are printed and manufactured in the U.S.A.