Printworks is our custom publishing studio – we make the world’s most beautiful books and magazines for the world’s leading entertainment, lifestyle and tech brands.
Printworks is built around three pillars: the most premium editorial and creative execution in books and print journalism; a network of world-class writers, artists and photographers; and thirdly,an entirely original perspective on the stories that emerge from each project.
Our D&AD Top 100 design studio and award-winning creatives bring unrivalled expertise for clients including Abrams, Netflix, Unilever, Amazon Studios and Google.
“TCO Printworks lives and breathes love of cinema. Their artistry, strategic thinking, and work ethic are an added (and essential) bonus. Collaborating with them is an inspiring and wonderful experience.”
“ABRAMS’s publishing partnership with TCO has helped to position us not only at the heart of the cultural conversation but also at the forefront of graphic design, art direction, and illustration.”
“I love what you guys do so much. Honestly, to me you’re like the top, top, top of the game. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next.”
Case Studies
Amazon Studios: The Underground Railroad
With a brief from Amazon Studios to make a ‘for your consideration’ (FYC) publication that honours the significance and artistry of Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins’ critically acclaimed show, we pushed the design, production and editorial of Awards books into new territory. We commissioned a stellar roster of writers and employed unique paper engineering, facsimiles of printed props & light-sensitive inks to set the gold-standard for Awards books. You can view a digital version here and an unboxing by Barry Jenkins here.
“A gorgeous ‘for your consideration’ book. A Wu-Tang 36 Chambers’like stacked roster of writers contributing original essays for each chapter of the show. Astounding work.”
Sofia Coppola: Forever Young
The upcoming book on Sofia Coppola, written by Little White Lies’ very own Hannah Woodhead & designed by TCO’s Tertia Nash, is the first definitive survey of the director and features interviews with some of her closest collaborators including Kirsten Dunst, Jean-Benoit Dunckel and costume designer Nancy Steiner. Reflecting the meticulous craft of the films, the gorgeous visual aesthetic of the book reflects how Coppola’s work channels contemporary fashion, fine art & photography.
Bong Joon-ho: Dissident Cinema - Monograph
For the next title in our critically-acclaimed monograph series on the world's leading directors, TCO chose to focus on South Korean Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-Ho.
Due to be published in Autumn 2022 by New York based publisher Abrams books, this beautifully illustrated publication will survey all of Bong's work from festival-favourite Barking Dogs Never Bite to Oscar-winning Parasite.
Fleshing out the stories behind the films with analytical text and interviews with Bong’s key collaborators, the book also explores Bong’s rise in the cultural eye of the West, catching readers up on his career before his next masterpiece arrives.
Netflix: The Lost Daughter, a Visual Companion
A high-concept companion piece for The Lost Daughter’s Oscar campaign, Maggie Gyllenhaall’s psychologically gripping and multi-layered exploration of motherhood and creative freedom.
We created an innovatively-designed ‘split’ booklet that peels back the layers of Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut and gives the reader a glimpse into the mind of Leda, played by Colman and Jessie Buckley as her younger self. Acclaimed visual artist Yelena Yemchuk provides startlingly memorable collages, accompanying three powerful essays addressing the film’s major themes. View the digital version here.
Netflix: tick, tick, BOOM!
For their Oscar campaign for tick, tick, BOOM!, the feature directorial debut from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Netflix commissioned us to create a publication that captures the film’s energy and joyful creativity, and addresses the challenges of making a musical during a global pandemic. We made a visually standout booklet with interviews and stunning imagery that celebrates this cinematic love-letter to Broadway and puts Andrew Garfield’s Oscar-nominated, portrayal of Jonathan Larson centre-stage.
You can view the full booklet on-line here.
David Fincher: Mind Games
The definitive critical and visual survey of the Academy Award and Golden Globe–nominated works of director David Fincher. Each chapter weaves production history with original critical analysis, as well as with behind the scenes photography, still-frames, and original illustrations from Little White Lies' international team of artists and graphic designers.
Google: Think Quarterly
Google wanted to create the "most insane piece of direct marketing ever" to open a dialogue with CEOs, policymakers and world leaders. These limited edition books were designed to be so beautiful that it would get past the gatekeepers. It was also released to the public, with over a million downloading a digital copy on release.
Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterworks
Written by film critic Adam Nayman and lovingly assembled by our talented team of in-house designers, Masterworks is crammed full of original illustrations, archival photos and stills from Anderson’s full filmography, beautifully packaged in an appropriately psychedelic design style.
Where’s the Dude? by Little White Lies
Some 30 years since its first release, The Big Lebowski has an enduring legacy with fans around the world. Now, in this fully-illustrated book, you can spot our hero as he ambles his way through the sets of 12 iconic movies, from Titanic to Apocalypse Now, The Wizard of Oz to Rocky. Move over, Wally. Where’s the Dude?
RESIST! How to Be an Activist in the Age of Defiance
The indispensable how-to guide for people looking to make a stand. Over 12 years of documenting culture, Huck has always championed personal stories of people looking to make change. Now we are proud to have published a book that we believe will be an indispensable how-to guide for people looking to RESIST!
Sandwich Magazine
The multi-award-winning Sandwich Magazine is written as a celebration of the often overlooked, but universally beloved, culinary creation the sandwich. Made for Unilever-owned condiments brand Sir Kensington’s, each issue features a specific sandwich along with cultural reporting, photo essays, and interviews from the most surprising and creative corners of the food world.
Spaces In-Between
Spaces In-Between, a premium content media brand owned by size?, uncovers the source of style in culture. Together with the award-winning journalists, designers and photographers in our network, we produce digital content, a quarterly magazine, video drops and a podcast series exploring the unlikely places where fashion trends have evolved.
Microsoft One Book
Microsoft wanted to offer a gift to18k new employees joining the company when it acquired Nokia's handset division to help personnel from the two companies integrate into a single team. We created a keepsake for employees. More bible than book.
