Kat and George, co-creators of RedBox Studio specializing in designing contemporary printed matter, let their creative juices flow.

8:13 a.m.

PinGod Commune

Kat: Calls George. “Hey you awake yet?!”

George: “Yeah, I've been painting since 6. What happened to starting our day at noon?”

Kat: “It's the busy season, studio in 10?"

8:15 a.m. George figures that 10 minutes actually means half and hour, brushes white guache on the black-washed paper and finishes his coffee with steamed milk buns.

8:53 a.m. Walk over to studio next to the Today Art Museum.

Studio

9:00 a.m. Construction drilling begins promptly next door. Turn up ipod—TwoFS playlist.

9:05 a.m. Check e-mails. Skype call to New York artist for book design and printing.

9:17 a.m. George: Drinks a latte and finishes color corrections on a design file for a gallery catalogue to go to press. “Hey, upload the text to drop in the gallery cat layout.”

Kat: “One sec.” Sends images on ichat and checks art websites, news articles and 40+ new e-mails for today… “Hey, another article in the Times … more investors in Chinese contemporary art … money … art … money … more artists should be able to print their own books now.” Updates website with portfolio images and art news.

10:15 a.m. Kat: “Send the final PDF to the gallery to confirm a color proof.” Incoming call from HK accountant. Arrg … taxes.

Taxi

11:00 a.m. Driver: “How do you want to get to 798?”

George: [Scoff] “Fast.”

Kat: Oblivious to cross-cultural critique and on the phone with someone who wants to print holo-graphic postcards. “They only do those special in Shenzhen really.”

11:13 a.m. George: On a call with another gallery to set up a meeting for designing and printing their catalogues.

11:27a.m. Kat: Answers incoming call. “Great! Steph got the artists for the ‘Graff in Beijing' event and discussion at Timezone8 for the June 2 artWALK.”

Timezone8 Books

12:00 p.m. Meeting with the owner, Robert. Discuss distribution for artist books and possibly curating an artist's book show in his café. Buy new Grafik magazine.

Cave Cafe

2:15 p.m. Order gnocchi, tuna sandwiches, fries, lattes.

3:25 p.m.

Stop at QingQing's studio to pick up more books for our portfolio.

Studio

4:04 p.m. George: “Jerome is coming over to drop off a projector for our next RedBox Studio party.”

Kat: “I'm proofing the catalogue now. And the SF client needs an estimate and schedule for their brochure printing.”

4:13 p.m. Kat: Takes a call. “Arrg. The gallery needs to add another text to be translated to the catalogue. It's supposed to go to print tomorrow!”

4:16 p.m. George: “Ok, I'll change the file and will call the printer and e-mail him for an estimate, anything else boss?”

4:45 p.m. George: Breaks for coffee and a 7-11 rice ball. Takes daily picture of the CCTV Tower from studio window.

5:15 p.m. RandomHouse calls to confirm meeting to approve the mock-up for the "Guidebook to Beijing." Frantic layout and designing ensues.

6:25 p.m. Send off guidebook PDF. Kat: “Hurry up George, it looks awesome already! We're supposed to be there now. Late again.”

George: Checks out the new 10 megapixel Ricoh GX100 camera on dpreview.com. “I'm ready!”

Kat: “One sec, one more e-mail.”

RandomHouse Office

6:55 p.m. Meet with client to approve design and mock-up book.

Soho

7:45 p.m. Take taxi to see Moleskine show featuring George's painted journal. Brainstorm ideas for artist book show.

Nanluoguxiang

8:25 p.m. Meet artists from NYC for dinner at Xinjiang place. Get the lowdown on new Chelsea shows.

9:55 p.m. George: Meets desingers Chazi and Shaozi at Mao Live for a show. Kat: Takes artists to meet with friends (writer Mike and gallery director Katie) at Q Bar for art shop smart talk and curiously strong martinis.

Home

11:55 p.m. George: Heads home to paint and sketch.

12:05 a.m. Kat: Falls asleep immediately.

1:30 a.m. George: Turns out the lights and falls asleep watching "300."