SF 2013 - Embossing covers.

The idea moving forward is that we will think about how the book may appear in a range, as most publishers wouldn't usually just produce a travel guide for one city there would be quite a number. the cover for each of the guides would then be embossed with an image that represents the city.

The example below is a fairly abstract representation of the holocaust memorial in Berlin in the process of being copper etched for the embossing plate.

This is an image of the plates with the film layer on the stops the acid solution from etching into the copper. Where there is no blue, the copper will be eaten away to create an indent. 

The plates after around 6 hours in the etching tank. Here it is evident where the copper has been eaten away and where it will emboss the material once put into the press. 

The first cover  for the San Francisco Bay Area guide, embossed with a detailed image of the golden gate bridge.  Think this is looking really good, and the detail really comes out nicely in the emboss.