Following the success of the Illustrated Royal Weddings book-azine for which Rhapsody supplied the pre-media production last year, ILN came up with the idea to create a commemorative book in celebration of the Queen’s 60 year reign.
Rhapsody accessed rare and unique material from the ILN’s own archive, consisting of original photographs, illustrations, covers and special editions dating back to 1940. Rhapsody reproduced the original images in its London scanning and photography studio utilising the latest colour management techniques to match the copy supplied. The pages were processed through the Emagine production management system for final approval of the finished edition.
ILN teamed up with Haymarket Media Group to produce The Illustrated Diamond Jubilee with Haymarket handling the print and distribution process. 50,000 copies will be available from WHSmith, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, the Royal Collection Shops and key travel newsstands overseas, as well as in British Airways First and Club Class, and BA airport lounges in the UK. The edition will also be produced as an iPad App and sold via the Apple store.
Nathan Eaton-Baudains, Group Account Director at Illustrated London News said: “We worked on the Royal Weddings book-azine with Rhapsody last year and they exceeded our expectations so we had no hesitation in partnering with them again. This project was extremely challenging because of the age of the source material and the fact that it was pre-printed. However Rhapsody did an exceptional job, they turned it around in good time and the pages looked great when they went on press.”
ILN has subsequently received a letter from the Queen’s Deputy Private Secretary advising that the publication has been well received by the Queen.
