Make Ink by Jason Logan

Designer and artist Jason Logan began the Toronto Ink Company in 2014 as a citizen science experiment to make eco-friendly, urban ink from street-harvested pigments. In Make Ink, Logan delves into the history of inkmaking and the science of distilling pigment from the natural world. Readers will learn how to forage for materials such as soot, rust, cigarette butts, peach pits, and black walnut, then how to mix, test, and transform these ingredients into rich, vibrant inks that are sensitive to both place and environment. Organized by color, and featuring lovely minimalist photography throughout, Make Ink combines science, art, and craft to instill the basics of ink making and demonstrate the beauty and necessity of engaging with one of mankind's oldest tools of communication. Jason S. Logan is a Toronto-based creative director and strategic graphic designer. He is the founder of the Toronto Ink Company, maker of artist quality inks - a project for citizen-artist engagement hinting at  the possibilities of sometimes overlooked urban trees, weeds and plants from the streets, back alley's and parks of Toronto.