Projects

Portrait Magazine

A quarterly home, garden and luxury lifestyle magazine that showcases Northwest residential architecture, design, furniture trends, and gardens.

100+ pages plus cover, 9" x 10.875", full color throughout.

Work performed: ongoing production of quarterly publication since 2013. Image retouching; some ad design; copy corrections; ad and layout preflight; resolve file problems; generate print-ready PDFs.

State Pride Calendar Line

Annual calendar collection featuring region-specific color photography.

28 pages each calendar, 12-1/4" x 12-1/4" self-cover. 12 color photographs each. Designed by Mars Premedia. Product of Protégé Publishing.

Work performed: annual production since 2010. Design and layout; color correction; retouching; press-match color proofs; copy corrections; final imposition and workflow prep for local printing company.

Portal

Portland Art Museum Members Magazine

40 pages self-cover, 9" x 11", full color throughout. Designed by Portland Art Museum.

Work performed: ongoing production of quarterly publication since 2006. Color corrections; preflight layout and resolve file problems; generate press-match color proofs; final press imposition and workflow prep for local printing company.

Les Schwab Tires Bowl game program

Program for annual Oregon statewide high school all-star football game.

80 pages plus cover, 8-1/2" x 11" booklet. Interior text pages designed by Mars Premedia. Event management by Prime Time Sports.

Work performed: annual production since 2004. Interior text design and layout; ad design; website graphics.

The Majestic Pacific Northwest

Wall Calendar

Award winning photography by Nancy J. Smith

Annual calendar featuring color photography specific to the Pacific Northwest.

28 pages, 11-1/4" x 9" self-cover. 24 color photographs. Designed by Mars Premedia.

Work performed: annual production since 2020. Design and layout; slide scanning; color correction; retouching; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Black Butte Ranch: There Is A Place

by Kathryn Graves Yoder

Author Kathryn Graves Yoder shares the story of how several young men with a vision ahead of its time, transformed a working cattle ranch with a rich historical past, into an iconic Oregon landmark.

88 pages, 11-1/2" x 9-1/4" softbound. 55 photographs. Published by Protégé Publishing.

Work performed: design and layout; color correction; retouching.

Healing the Big River

Salmon Dreams and the Columbia River Treaty

Photography by Peter Pochocki Marbach

Twelve contributing authors, a mix of first nations, tribes, and salmon recover advocates, speak of their relationship to the Columbia and advocate for a new treaty that honors Indigenous knowledge and starts the process to restore one of the greatest salmon runs the world has ever seen.

128 pages, 9" x 12" softbound. 135 photographs. Published by Peter Marbach.

Work performed: design and layout; color correction; retouching; copy corrections.

The Voice of This Stone

Learning from Volcanic Disasters Around the World

by Kevin Scott

In The Voice of This Stone, a widely published and respected volcanologist with five decades of scientific study and boots-on-the-ground experience shares his expert knowledge.

224 pages, 7-1/2" x 9-1/2" softbound. 125 photographs and illustrations. Designed by Kelley Dodd. Published by Carpe Diem Books. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Voter’s Self-Defense Manual

An unbiased report of political candidates, their positions on current issues, and their congressional voting records.

104 pages, 5-1/4" x 8-1/4" self-cover. Published by Vote Smart.

Work performed: bi-annual production since 2014. Data migration from Excel spreadsheet; design and layout; copy corrections.

Ever Wild

A Lifetime on Mount Adams

Text and photography by Darryl Lloyd

Through a personal journey spanning seven decades, Darryl Lloyd cemented his place in the sweeping story of Washington state’s Mount Adams.

160 pages, 8-1/2" x 11" softbound. 180 photographs and illustrations. Designed by Kelley Dodd. Published by Carpe Diem Books. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Icons of the Iditarod

Photography by Jeff Schultz, text by Tricia Brown

Through stunning images by Jeff Schultz, official Iditarod photographer, the trail courses across five decades of adventure. Meet the irrepressible personalities, human and canine, that are now legendary.

144 pages, 11" x 9-1/4" softbound. 195 photographs. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Published by Jeff Schultz Photography Inc. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

The Oregon Coast

by Jan and Jack McGowan, Photography by Rick Schafer

The story of Oregon’s Beach Bill, the state’s landmark legislation signed into law by Governor Tom McCall July 6, 1967.

88 pages, 11-1/2" x 9-1/4" softbound. 55 photographs. Published by Protégé Publishing.

Oregon visionaries Oswald West, Samuel H. Boardman, and Tom McCall changed the course of history with their commitment to preserving the Oregon coast through the rights of public access to all who visit this magnificent region of the State of Oregon. Authors Jan and Jack McGowan share the story of Oregon’s public beach access thanks to the Oregon Beach Bill.

Work performed: design and layout; color correction; retouching; press-match color proofs; copy corrections; final imposition and workflow prep for local printing company.

Lucky Hares and Itchy Bears

Illustrated children’s book. Poems by Susan Ewing. Artwork by Evon Zerbetz.

32 pages, 8-3/8" x 10" softbound. Color artwork throughout. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Published by Octopoda Press. Project management by Susan Dupèré.

Work performed: color correction; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Zig: The Warrior Princess

By Tricia Brown with Jeff King. Illustrated by Cary Porter. The princess of the dog yard in a romping story about a hard-working, well-loved Alaska sled dog at Jeff King’s Husky Homestead.

32 pages, 8-3/8" x 10" softbound. Color artwork throughout. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Published by Husky Homestead. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Motor Age Fashion

Over 175 dresses and accessories from the late 19th through early 20th century on display in the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum’s historic fashion collection.

128 pages, 10-3/4" x 8-3/8" softbound. 350+ photographs. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Photographs by Greg Martin Photography. Published by Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. Project management by Kent Sturgis Publishing Services and Susan Dupèré.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Small Wonders

Year-Round-Alaska

By Mary Shields. Illustrated by Nancy van Veenen. A year of Nature’s small wonders and simple gifts in a valley near Fairbanks, Alaska.

96 pages, 9" x 9" softbound. Color cover, black text and line art. Published by pyrola publishing. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: scan printed copy to recreate book cover and text pages; copy corrections.

Without original artwork, a reprint of the title required high-resolution scans of a previously printed copy, including the color cover, and assembling the scans into a replacement layout document, from which print-ready PDFs were generated. Includes a wall poster, also scanned and artwork recreated.

The Kentucky Derby

by Bill Doolittle

A history of the famous sporting event with imagery by the venue’s leading photographers.

192 pages, 9-3/4" x 11-3/4" hardbound. 170+ photographs. Designed by Eric Morrell, EGM Communications. Published by Carpe Diem Books and Shircliff Publishing. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

A unique feature of this project is the use of Digimarc Discover® technology. Selected photographs contain digital watermarks, invisible to the reader, but not to a mobile app that senses the watermark (or "Digimarc" as they are called) and directs the reader to an online video related to the photograph. Readers may absorb the text, admire the imagery, and then point their phone at the page and watch film footage of famous Derby moments. Mars Premedia is proud to have pioneered this unique use of Digimarc technology, a first for a print project of this kind.

Design and Diplomacy

A Renaissance Life

Mary Jean Thompson

Sharing her story in this richly illustrated book, Mary Jean Thompson reveals how family, creativity, and hard work shape a life of purpose and impact, the life of a Renaissance woman.

208 pages, 11-1/2" x 10-1/4" hardbound. 328 photographs. Designed by Reynolds Wulf. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: scan photographs; color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

150 Years of Family Business

McAllister Towing

A company history of McAllister Towing, one of the oldest and largest family-owned marine towing and transportation companies in the United States.

246 pages, 11-3/4" x 9-1/2" hardbound. 250+ photographs. Designed by Don Besom. Published by Carpe Diem Books. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: scan transparencies and photographs; color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

For a 150-year history, many images were a century or more old and required extensive restoration (see color correction and retouching, which includes examples from this project).

The Reserve Calendar

30 pages, 12" x 10" self-cover. 24 color photographs. Layout by Mars Premedia. Product of Protégé Publishing.

Work performed: create new layout based on existing design of prior printed copy; color correction; retouching; press-match color proofs; copy corrections; final imposition and workflow prep for local printing company.

The View From the Future 2017

Fifty Years after the Alaska Purchase Centennial

Edited by Tricia Brown. Stories and photography of Alaska history featuring the 1867 territory purchase and 1967 centennial.

240 pages, 8-7/8" x 10-1/4" hardbound. 288 photographs. Designed by Kelley Dodd. Published by State of Alaska. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Little Red Snapperhood

A Fishy Fairy Tale

Illustrated children’s book. By Neal Gilbertsen. Artwork by Evon Zerbetz.

32 pages, 8-3/8" x 10" softbound. Color artwork throughout. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Published by Octopoda Press. Project management by Susan Dupèré.

Work performed: color correction; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Iditarod: The First Ten Years

An Anthology of stories, art, and photographs from the first ten years of Alaska’s Iditarod® Trail Sled Dog Race.

424 pages, 11-3/4" x 10-1/2" hardbound. 500+ photographs and original artwork. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Published by The Old Iditarod Gang. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Through the Seasons with Dulcy

More favorite columns by The Oregonian garden writer Dulcy Mahar. Compiled and Edited by Ted Mahar.

288 pages, 6-5/8" x 8-7/8" hardbound. 150 photographs. Designed by Beth Hansen-Winter. Published by Carpe Diem Books. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Fresh Ideas with Leigh Ann

The Fred Meyer Cookbook

A collection of recipes by Fred Meyer spokesperson Leigh Ann Hieronymus.

240 pages, 9" x 8-1/2" softbound. 140 photographs. Published by Carpe Diem Books. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: design and layout; color correction; retouching; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Chasing Dogs

The adventures of Jeff Schultz, official photographer of Alaska’s Iditarod®

168 pages, 11" x 9-1/4" softbound. 300+ photographs. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Published by Jeff Schultz Photography Inc. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Fountainhead Collection

This colorful book takes you inside the nationally acclaimed Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum in Fairbanks, Alaska. Highlights not only rare cars, but also the museum’s historic fashion collection and entertaining snapshots from Alaska’s own automotive history.

128 pages, 10-3/4" x 8-3/8" softbound. 280+ photographs. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Published by Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. Project management by Kent Sturgis Publishing Services.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Back in the Garden with Dulcy

The best of The Oregonian garden writer Dulcy Mahar. Compiled and Edited by Ted Mahar.

288 pages, 6-5/8" x 8-7/8" hardbound. 140 photographs. Designed by Beth Hansen-Winter. Published by Carpe Diem Books. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.