Karratha

Commemorating 50 years

Karratha: 50 Years 50 Images 1969–2019 was designed and developed for the City of Karratha, Western Australia.

Nikki M Group provided publishing services including:

• editing
• graphic design
• typesetting
• print management.

Book design

Karratha: 50 Years 50 Images 1969–2019 was designed as a coffee table book. The book features large photos and generous white space. Photos have been arranged in multiple sizes ranging from large full-page hero images to smaller portrait-style photographs. The arrangement of images creates a visual hierarchy and structures the book into smaller sections that guide the reader through the history of Karratha.

The book is unique in that it is in a landscape format – bound on the short side. At the time of print, this was the largest landscape-size book that could be casebound in Australia.

The book features:

• full-colour offset printing
• high-quality gloss paper stock with environmental certification
• a laminated cover for durability
• section-sewn internal pages
• hard cover (casebound) binding.

Historical resource

This book is a historical resource for the City of Karratha. The book is mainly pictorial and focuses on major events and developments over a 50-year period.

Photos were received from a variety of sources including:

• City of Karratha Local History Collection
• State Library of Western Australia
• Rio Tinto Collection
• Pilbara Site Pics.

Print management

The City of Karratha wanted to print in Australia and support local industry. Nikki M Group provided print management services and technical expertise including:

• print specifications and costing
• document set up and design
• preparing press-ready files
• coordinating printing and binding
• organising logistics and delivery.