What's Happening
There's always creative work happening in the Someone studio. Find out about our current projects and goings' on in the articles below.
Cuddle up when the party's over - our 2014 gift to you
Woman in Dream
On the bitter winter evenings when you just want is to curl up with your loved one and a mug of mulled wine, tuck into our gift of the 1972 audio recording of Woman in Dream by Ludwig Zeller.
The literary critic Anna Balakian classified Woman in Dream in the tradition of the ancient blason of adoration. This rare version produced only on cassette, is a twenty-minute-long poem by author and artist, Ludwig Zeller.
Enjoy this rare opportunity to listen to one of the legendary poems of the Surrealist tradition, in the English audio and in the original Spanish.
Woman in Dream audio links are available now to welcome 2014!
Ludwig Zeller is a world-renowned Surrealist poet and image-maker.His legacy includes more than sixty books of poetry and collages.
In 2014, Someone Editions is planning the release of Ludwig Zeller's Year of the Quiet Sun including 18 letterpress images in a limited edition folio with accompanying poetry.
You can support this project and be part of letterpress history by
- pledging at Kickstarter - only a few days left!
- pre-ordering online at the someone store
- or by being sending us your advance payment: Someone Editions at 1691 Dundas Street West, Toronto M6K 1V2
All advance orders and pledges automatically put you in the loop on the step-by-step production of Year of the Quiet Sun, via social media and at special invitation, printing presentations. Additionally, your name or the name of your assignee, will be printed in the acknowledgements page in this spectacular limited edition collection.
Ludwig Zeller's Limited Edition "Year of the Quiet Sun"
Year of the Quiet Sun is a fine art letterpress folio of unpublished collages by Ludwig Zeller.
The collection will be comprised of a limited edition run of 36 full folios, with additional copies of individual prints for framing. Through the collection, Someone Editions will print Zeller’s poetry, in both the Spanish original and in English translation by A. F. Moritz. Someone Editions will be designing, letterpress printing, and publishing this folio in as many solid colors as each original collage requires, to faithfully represent Zeller's art.
In the words of Nick Drumbolis, antiquarian bookseller, Year of the Quiet Sun is:
“A focal work by a renowned world-class artist faithfully and painstakingly produced by one of the pre-eminent fine presses in our history...This project deserves our support. It will reflect back on our culture with increasing appreciation. Ludwig Zeller is without a doubt, one of the truly great artists of our time. I say seize the time.”
Here is the Kickstarter link. You can pre-order prints and full folios at our Kickstarter page, where you can find a wide array of related rewards for pledges at any level. Take advantage of this opportunity to be part of print history, and enjoy pre-production prices on Someone's expert letterpress printing of Ludwig Zeller’s work.
Choose rewards from prospectuses to broadsides and even vintage Dreadnaught books and broadsides commemorating this momentous production.
In keeping with fine print tradition, the 4 colour letterpress printed Year of the Quiet Sun prospectus will be available as a commemorative collector’s item. Download Year of the Quiet Sun prospectus [pdf], available here.
Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing program
This means we need to reach our goal of $9,500 in the 29 days remaining. Someone Editions needs your help. This amazing collection of prints will not exist without your support.
Join us in celebrating Ludwig Zeller’s work and become a participant in fine-print history.
Someone Collaborates with Acclaimed Writer Mark Anderson
Your stakeholders demand knockout white papers, annual reports, case studies, and sustainability reports, synchronized with key brand and marketing initiatives. We can help.
Coming into 2014, you can benefit from this unique partnership between the Toronto design firm Someone.ca and the acclaimed, Massachusetts-based science and technology writer Mark Anderson.
We Know Our Stuff
Mark is a tech copywriter with 20 years experience. He’s written for most of the major science and technology publications today (including Wired, Technology Review, Discover, New Scientist and Popular Mechanics).
Someone.ca teams have developed award-winning traditional and online communications and reporting for corporations like Fidelity Investments Canada, Royal LePage Relocations Services, and Manulife. In 2013, Greystone Managed Investments came to Someone.ca to build a new brand to carry their visibility and communications to the world stage.
Combine Anderson's "exciting" (Publisher’s Weekly) and "compelling" (Chicago Sun-Times) copy with Someone’s elegant and arresting design, and you have a team that together makes your brand, services and products stand out and leap off the page.
Innovation is crucial.
Digital and print continues to converge - content, data, visuals are drawn from a common pool of resources. We leverage content and to extend it across media efficiently, saving time and expense while increasing brand equity and reach.
Someone.ca doesn't put you in a box, and we don't own a cookie cutter.
We are keen on delivering winning, world-class solutions for our clients. The attention we bring to detail quickly becomes an attribute of our clients' brands. We are excited to be bringing on Mark's writing talent as an integral part of that roster.
For stunning white papers and annual reports delivered on-time and on-trend by a team that makes your business communications our business, be in touch and get your project started right now. Someone will make your business jump!
Please feel free to be in touch with Mark or myself. We'll put our heads together to develop the solutions you need.
Deborah Barnett
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Tel 416 548 7385 ext.201 • Toll-Free 1 866 350 2999
Mark Anderson
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Year of the Quiet Sun
Deborah Barnett and Beatriz Hausner invite you to join Someone Editions in kicking off the production of Year of the Quiet Sun (PDF), a formidable collection of letterpress printed collages and poetry by Ludwig Zeller.
Come for an afternoon of cocktails, mingling and readings by IFOA author Beatriz Hausner; Griffin Poetry Prize winner and translator, Dr. A.F. Moritz; author and award-winning poets Jenny Sampirisi and Shannon Maguire. In keeping with fine print tradition, receive a collectible hand-printed prospectus for Year of the Quiet Sun with our gratitude.
Generous praise for this project, among much more flattery, includes an all-important quote from collector and rare bookseller, Nicky Drumbolis:
“A focal work by a renowned world-class artist faithfully and painstakingly produced by one of the pre-eminent fine presses in our history... this project deserves our support. It will reflect back on our culture with increasing appreciation. Ludwig Zeller is without a doubt, one of the truly great artists of our time. I say seize the time.”
wedding invitation trends: elegant contrast
Wedding invitation production has been non-stop in the studio this summer!
Elegant, graphic contrasts are de rigueur this coming autumn: add a splash of regal gold, or select a hand-rendered look in soft slate inks. From your design or with a custom Someone solution, we'll create your very own stunning wedding stationery together.
As well, we have an in-house calligrapher who can draw an informal script to suit. Here, he customizes envelopes to match your design, as shown with Maria and Austin's invitation suite.
Glowing reviews certainly make us blush! Maria and Austin had this to say:
"We couldn't be happier with the result - this has far exceeded our expectations for our invitations and how beautiful they could be."
Our invites were featured in Ottawa Life Magazine, too!
If you're planning a fall or winter wedding - (Or hey, re-branding, website, or an annual report!) get in touch with us for an estimate. Pop by the shop or give us a ring-ding. We also love to receive email.
Contact us at (416) 548-7385 x204
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