Finding Aid
Seth Illustrations and Design Work for Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe Publications. – 2002-2010. – 8 cm of textual records
Box 1
F.1 Vinyl Cafe Inc. Coast to Coast Story Service—2002, CD
[Colour, production, and type notes for front and back cover of disc—3 pp;
Lettering illustrations—5 pp;
Various illustrations for front cover and interior illustration, including colour rough and overlays for printing—9 pp;
Page with example of “drop shadow” for printing]. – 2002.
F.2 Vinyl Cafe Diaries—2003, Book
[Production notes to Martin Gould for front cover—1 p on Palookaville stationery;
Cover illustration, overlays for printing, and placement notes—5 pp]. – April 2003.
F.3 Vinyl Cafe Diaries—2003, Book
[Illustration for Vinyl Cafe business card containing Stuart McLean’s contact information—2 pp]. – n.d.
F.4 Vinyl Cafe Diaries—2003, Book
[Production notes for chapter illustrations—1 pp;
Overlays for printing of back cover illustration—7 pp, as well as 2 pp of Pantone colour chips for back cover;
16 chapter illustrations with overlays for printing—12 pp]. – 2003.
F.5 Vinyl Cafe Diaries—2003, Book
[Production notes to Martin Gould on Palookaville stationery and front cover layout note—2 pp;
Production notes for case front cover and paper sample for colour match—2 pp;
Title page production notes, overlay for printing, and illustration—3 pp;
Illustration for front endpaper—1 pp;
Viking Canada logo illustration—1 pp;
Production notes for endpapers with paper sample for colour match—2 pp;
Production notes and illustration for spine—2 pp;
Flap copy—1 pp;
Production notes, illustrations, and overlays for printing for four section pages in volume, as well as production notes for dustjacket flaps—10 pp;
Two additional illustrations—2 pp]. – 2003.
F.6 Vinyl Cafe Diaries—2003, Book
[Large illustration for back cover with tissue overlay—2 pp]. – 2003.
F.7 A Story-Gram from Vinyl Cafe Inc.—2004, CD
[Assembly notes for front cover, illustration, and overlay for printing—3 pp;
Assembly notes for the inside front cover, illustration, overlay for printing, and spine notes—4 pp;
Assembly notes for inside liner notes page, illustration, and overlay for printing—4 pp;
Prints for inside cover, back only—2 pp;
Notes for assembly of disc label, illustration for disc 1 and text for disc 2—3 pp;
Assembly and printing notes for back cover and disc, illustration with overlay for printing, and unsigned letter to Seth regarding production—6 pp;
Illustration for disc 1—1 pp;
Additional illustrations—5 pp;
General notes on CD assembly—1 pp;
Notes and illustration for sticker (Bonus Video: “I Need to Pee”)—1 pp]. – 2004.
F.8 Stories from the Vinyl Cafe—2005, Book (10th Anniversary Edition)
[Page with illustrations for Penguin logo, 10th anniversary edition note, and Vinyl Cafe Inc. “Seal of Quality”;
Production notes and illustration for spine—1 p;
Notes for inside front and back covers—1 p;
Cover illustration—1 p;
Title page illustration, production notes, and overlay for printing—3 pp;
Text illustration with notes—1 p;
Spine illustration with tissue overlay—1 p;
“News from the Vinyl Cafe” back cover illustration with tissue overlay—1 p;
Notes for cover production with colour chips and print instructions—4 pp;
Production notes for front and back flaps with illustration—3 pp;
Full mockup of jacket—1 p;
Letter from Louise Curtis to Seth—4 October 2005;
Illustration with overlay for printing—2 pp;
Photocopies of illustrations for back cover—3 pp;
Photocopy of cover for Home from the Vinyl Cafe (Penguin Canada edition, 2006)]. – 2004-2005.
Box 2
F.1 Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe—2006, Book
[Notes on entire file to “Lisa”—1 p on Palookaville stationery;
Page with notes on pagination and placement of endpapers;
Illustration of cover lettering—1 p;
Illustrations of case spine and dustjacket spine—2 pp;
Page of notes on the case, illustrations for front and back cover of the case—3 pp;
Dust jacket illustrations, including front and back cover and front and back flaps, as well as overlays for printing—8 pp;
Production notes for title page, title page illustration, and overlay for printing—3 pp;
Production notes for first page and illustration—2 pp;
Production notes, illustrations, and overlays for printing for comic strip on opening pages—7 pp;
Production notes, illustrations, lettering samples, and overlays for printing for section header pages—8 pp;
Notes on endpapers with illustrations and overlays for printing—5 pp]. – 2006.
F.2 Home from the Vinyl Cafe—2006 Edition, Book
[Notes on entire file to “Lisa”—1 p;
Mockup of complete dust jacket—1 p;
Lettering for title page—1 p;
Photocopy of cover illustration with printing notes—1 p;
Notes for assembly of back cover with printing notes—4 pp;
Notes on assembly of front cover—1 p;
Illustrations for spine—1 p;
Notes on assembly of spine—1 p;
Notes on half title and title page, as well as page 3—1 p;
Illustration for title page with overlay for printing—2 pp;
Title page illustration with overlay for printing—2 pp;
Back cover illustration with overlay for printing—2 pp]. – 2006.
F.3 An Important Message from the Vinyl Cafe—2007, CD
[Production notes for front and back cover, spine, inside left and right hand pages, and CD discs—7 pp;
Illustration for inside right page with overlay for printing—2 pp;
Overlays for printing front and back covers—2 pp;
Illustration for inside left page with overlay for printing—2 pp;
Illustration for front and back covers and spine—1 p. Entire file addressed to Meg Masters]. – 2007.
F.4 The Vinyl Cafe Storyland—2008, CD
[Production notes for front and back covers, inside pages, spines, and discs—3 pp;
Illustration for inside right page with overlays for printing—3 pp;
Illustrations for inside left page, discs, and back cover with overlays for printing—8 pp;
Front cover illustration with overlays for printing—3 pp]. – 2008.
F.5 Planet Boy—2009, CD
[Production notes for discs—1 p;
Illustrations of lettering—1 p;
Production notes, illustration, and overlay for printing for inside right image—3 pp;
Production notes, illustration, and overlay for printing for inside left image—3 pp;
Production notes, illustration, and overlay for printing for back cover—4 pp;
Production notes, illustration, and overlay for front cover—4 pp;
Letter from Louise Curtis to Seth, 28 September 2009—1 p]. – 2009.
F.6 Out and About—2010, CD
[Notes on entire file to “Aaron”—1 p;
Production notes, illustration, and overlays for printing for front cover—6 pp;
Production notes and illustration of lettering for discs—2 pp;
Production notes, illustration, and overlays for printing for back cover—6 pp;
Production notes, illustration, and overlay for printing for inside left image—3 pp;
Production notes, illustration, and overlay for printing for inside right image—3 pp;
Production notes and illustration for lettering for spine—1 p]. – 2010.
