FiftyThree rethought print-on-demand publishing with the same eye for simplicity that creators love in the Paper app. With BOOK, Paper creators could choose 15 pages of sketches to print on rich, sustainable, matte paper that’s specifically designed to match the iPad’s 4:3 aspect ratio. BOOK could be customized with color and artwork options on the cover and spine, or as a classic black Moleskine hardcover.

1:1 EXPERIENCE

I created the physical book to feel as close as possible to what Paper users experience in the app. The way the pages fold, as well as 1:1 proportions, were painstakingly refined in the physical manufacturing process to feel beautifully simple. 

WHY PRINT A BOOK? 

You experience a book with more of your senses. It’s more personal, more tactile. Passing a book hand to hand feels very different than sending a digital file. And a physical book will change over time.  A loved novel is well worn because someone has spent time with it. Use can bring out beauty in a physical book.