Happy Kids

Hardcover book

Hardcover book ‘Happy Kids’

This book is a design by graphic designer Tina De Souter for photographer Smith De Westelinck. He created an engaging portrait series of young girls dressed in colorful retro outfits. The models seem to be from another time, as they stare apathetically and emotionlessly ahead. That whole atmosphere gets an extension in the design and printing.

Along with Tina and Smith, we chose a comfortable hardcover with numerous pink details. From the linen cover with hotfoil, to the binding and headband, to the typography: rose dominates, but in such a subtle way that the whole thing is reminiscent of a sweet girl’s diary.

Another fun fact, by the way: the foil on the cover was printed in 2 layers to achieve sufficient contrast with the texture of the linen.

Object
Book

Printing technique
Offset
Foil Printing

Processing
Rose foil printing

Binding Method
Sewn bound with light pink colored thread

Paper
Cover: Rose Poudre
Interior: Artic paper Volume White
Endpapers: Rainbow – light pink

The foil on the cover was printed in 2 layers to achieve sufficient contrast with the texture of the linen.