The book 'Origins: a sustainable print production primer' mounted in a cradle so the pages are open. The lefthand page is blue paper printed with black ink, the other is peach printed with green ink. At the head of the blue page the world 'algae' is printed five times, arranged to look like the words have fallen in a heap. The body text of the page reads: This cover is printed with algae. Algae-based ink is significant because it replaces the petroleum-based, non-renewable pigments used in conventional offset ink and has a smaller carbon footprint. Like plants, algae eat sunshine and carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. Living Ink, the manufacturer, sources sources a byproduct from algae grown for spirulina production, further reducing its carbon footprint. Text of blue page ends here. The pink page has 8.9375 x 6.625 printed along the side and bottom of the page respectively, presumably the exact page dimensions. The ink colour used on this page (Pantone green PMS169) is printed on the page's outer edge, as well as technical details about the production of the booklet.