What it actually takes to make a magazine from scratch, one printer call, paper sample and page sketch at a time.
BARRY: two sentences in your voice welcoming people behind the scenes.
How a dad, a kitchen table and one very ordinary banana turned into a magazine.
BARRY: the origin story. When did the idea show up, why one object instead of a bit of everything, and why the banana went first.
What we learned calling around for someone to print 64 pages, four times a year.
BARRY: how you found [Printer], what you asked, what surprised you (minimums, proofs, timelines), and why you picked them.
Paper that can survive glue, crayons, scissors and a seven-year-old.
BARRY: the samples you tried, the weight and finish you landed on, and why it matters for a magazine you actually do things in.
Dashed boxes, numbered steps and three colors that tell you what kind of page you are on.
BARRY: how the page templates came together with the illustrator and designer. Why the dashed “you need” boxes, the numbered circles, and the Make, Learn, Play colors.