Standard Form
Designed and wholly manufactured in our Toronto studio, STANDARD FORM produces beautifully functiona
Operating as an independent shop since 2006, we provide small to medium-run print and bindery services for artistic projects. Founded and managed by a print production veteran, our body of work includes everything from books to album packaging, exhibition catalogues to business cards, and more recently, stationery and paper goods. Created locally and crafted by hand, our new line of notebooks exte
01/13/2015
Standard Form is excited to announce that we have teamed up with Flash Reproductions, Canada's foremost custom print shop. We have closed our Wade Avenue location and will now be working out of a combination of their Etobicoke facility and our downtown home office. You can expect the same high quality of print work as we have offered for the past 8 years with an even wider range of capabilities such as letterpress and screen-printing!
12/16/2014
We love Mohawk Papers and they love us! Paper love fest!
http://www.mohawkconnects.com/feltandwire/2014/12/15/anything-but-standard-standard-forms-exquisite-gift-wrap-and-cards/ -58432
Anything but standard, Standard Form’s Exquisite Gift Wrap and Cards At Mohawk we are endlessly smitten by exquisitely made paper goods. When Alex Durlak, self-described “thing maker” and founder of Standard Form and Perish Publishing, shared his newest creations on Mohawk paper we were captivated. Created by foil stamping onto Mohawk Loop, Urban Gray, and Gray as we…
12/13/2014
Just some of the stock laid out and ready to be sold today!!
09/03/2014
After several years of growth, Standard Form is thrilled to announce their premiere line of notebooks and stationery. Created locally and crafted by hand, the new line of notebooks extends Standard Form’s mandate for providing finely made paper goods. In addition to these initial notebooks, limited-edition collaborations and seasonal collections are coming soon.
Purchase them on our site!
http://standardform.org
Standard Form Printing and Publishing Standard Form is print shop based in Toronto that specializes in small to medium run album packaging and books. We also publish audio recordings and artist's trade paperbacks.
Check out our new publishing venture:
11/16/2012
Art installation at the Design Exchange for their Gala Fundraiser. Wait until we turn the lights off... http://instagr.am/p/SFgdAdJ6Je/
10/25/2012
Some of the shop's machines are featured in this video by shop boss Alex Durlak:
https://vimeo.com/52125298
Sappy Fest 2012 Excerpt An excerpt from an audio and visual installation at The Vogue Cinema in Sackville, New Brunswick during Sappy Fest 2012. The video features various printing machines…
Officially available today! Alex Durlak's 'Seconds'. LP & DD...
06/14/2012
New release on Komino Records next week! Alex Durlak's 'Seconds' LP. One-sided 12" white vinyl containing a single, epic track. Check out the track in full..
Seconds Seconds is the third and final piece in a series of recordings made by Alex Durlak in March 2010. The first was released as Catalyst (2010) on the ...
05/09/2012
Possibly our first graphic novel job, making use of the 'bitmap trick' and custom fonts:
http://standardform.org/site/2012/05/09/order-of-procession/
Standard Form Limited » Order of Procession We wish we got more comic/graphic novel work! This is a fun one from Spencer and Nathan. We showed them the ‘bitmap’ trick and the illustrations came out really crisp. They also made their own font for the book, which is no light endeavour.
05/07/2012
3 colours! Big in Japan!
http://standardform.org/site/2012/05/07/owen-pallett-japan-2012/
Standard Form Limited » Owen Pallett – Japan 2012 A great poster from Colin, we’re always suckers for design that relies heavily on simple graphic forms. It’s also nice to finally showcase a risograph print with more than 2 colours. Also, for how finicky the risograph’s register can be these turned out really well. Knowing that we can print 2 colou...
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