Field Notes • Hatch

As part of their Quarterly Editions, Field Notes took to exploring the history of American printing, publishing and design. They knew they wanted to start with a collaboration feature with none other than Nashville’s legendary letterpress Hatch Show Print, founded by the brothers Hatch in 1879 and remains the living heartbeat of classic American poster design.

Each 3-pack set of memo books comes with diverse designs - so the element of surprise of getting an assorted mix detailing Hatch Show Print’s variation of vintage type and hand-cared images is very cool!

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  Proudly printed by the good people of Hatch Show Print, Nashville, Tenn., and Team Concept Printing, Carol Stream, Ill.

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  Cover: Domtar Cougar 100#C “White” with a brute-force application of a variety of hand-mixed Kennedy oil-based inks, including “Just About Pantone 637.”

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  Innards: Finch Opaque Smooth 60#T “Bright White,” with a fine, 1-color application of “Actual Pantone 635” soy-based Toyo ink.

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  Outer cover printed over 32 hours at Hatch Show Print by Cory Wasnewsky with support from Nick Larson, in two passes on a 1942 Miehle 29 sheetfed press.

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  Inner cover/innards printed on a Komori GL 640L 40" 6-color UV offset press.

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  Bound with a Horizon SPF-200L “Bookletmaker” stitcher with dual feeder towers.

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  Corners precisely rounded to a 3/8" (9.5mm) radius with a Challenge DCM double round-corner machine.

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  Ruled lines: 1/4" (6.4mm).

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  Memo book dimensions are 3-1/2" × 5-1/2" (89mm × 140mm).

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  FIELD NOTES uses only the Futura typeface family (Paul Renner, 1927), in collaboration with Monotype.

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  All FIELD NOTES memo books are printed and manufactured in the U.S.A.

  Field Notes is an American stationery brand known for its iconic pocket-sized, durable notebooks often featuring limited-edition seasonal releases with unique themes, colors, and printing techniques. Made in the USA, Field Notes is committed to sustainability by their use of acid-free papers, printing locally (Chicago area) with soy-based inks, and working with local mills that source from responsibly managed forests. They also partner with environmentally conscious suppliers like French Paper Co., whose materials often include recycled content and minimize waste throughout production.