Approach
We take our name from the room where books were made.
A scriptorium was a place devoted to one thing: making books that could be trusted. Copyists, rubricators and binders worked in sequence, and nothing left the room until the last pair of eyes had passed it.
The formats have changed - InDesign, LaTeX, JATS XML, EPUB - but the discipline has not. One team, one contract, and a named person accountable for every stage between manuscript and printer.
[PHOTO: team / workspace / marked-up proofs]
Principles
Three rules, every project.
Editorial care
Respect the author's voice and meaning while improving clarity and consistency.
Reader focus
Support understanding, navigation and access across print and digital formats.
Clear collaboration
Expectations agreed in writing, one named contact, and no surprises at the printer.
Who does the work
Separate hands for reading, setting and signing off.
- Project managerOwns the schedule, the style decisions and every author query from scope to delivery.
- EditorsSubject-matched copyeditors and technical editors who came out of classrooms and publishing houses.
- Production specialistsTypesetting, graphics and XML, in the tools your list already uses.
- Sign-offA separate reviewer who checks the printer files and the conformance record before release.