Olympian effort; looseleaf manufacturer, trade binder and design firm team up in attempt to lure 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta - BOK Industries Inc
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OLYMPIAN EFFORT

Atlanta 1996 is a beautifully executed and dignified presentation intended to attract the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta. The project also represents an unusual collaborative effort between a custom looseleaf manufacturer and a trade binder - two segments of the same industry that ordinarily compete with each other to acquire market share.

Working under incredible time pressure on an extremely complex five-book package, John Quincey's LeRoy, NY-based BOK Industries, Inc. executed the piece in cooperation with the Riverside Group, a Rochester, NY trade binder. Atlanta-based Copeland Design created the presentation's design and selected BOK as principal binder for the project.

The persuasive powers of "Atlanta 1996" will be known on September 18, when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meets in Tokyo to name the locations chosen for that year's games.

Although John Quincey, Robert Franzen of the Riverside Group and Brad Copeland of Copeland Design anxiously are anticipating good news from Tokyo, their jointly executed project already has earned the companies a prestigious award. "Atlanta 1996" was chosen "Best of Category" for case-bound products by the Binding Industries of America (BIA) at its recent convention in Puerto Rico.

"This elaborate five-book set combines three stitched perfect-bound books and two wire-bound books, all of which fit neatly into a cutaway slipcase," notes Quincey, president and owner of BOK. "Commissioned by the Atlanta Organizing Committee (AOC) and requiring nearly one year to research, photograph, design, print and bind, the package includes such unusual features as a double wirebound book, genuine leather and bonded leather covers, gold leaf foil stamping and special diecut tabs.