Book Covers
Commissioned by: Self-Published Authors
Target audience: Amazon shoppers
Description: Book cover designs are supplied to the author in pdf and jpg formats to upload to KDP.
How it’s done: The author sends a brief description of the book and any personal vision they have for the cover. A pdf presentation of three or more designs are presented to the author. Once a layout is finalized the author will receive a layout for the full book cover. Layouts are designed with InDesign however, there are many elements created in Illustrator and PhotoShop.
Book Series and Branding
Commissioned by: Self-Published Authors
Target audience: Amazon shoppers
Description: Authors ask for a consistent and identifiable look for their books.
How it’s done: Once the first book is designed and approved each following book will be designed with similar art and fonts. The title and author’s name are generally placed in the same area without compromising the integrity of the design.
Book Design and Promotion
Project: Firehouse
Commissioned by: Jill Freedman Irrevocable Trust
Update and refresh the design of photographer Jill Freedman’s book Firehouse, originally published in 1977, to coincide with the opening of her Firehouse photography special exhibit at the New York City Fire Museum in the Fall of 2022
