STRANGE MAKERY

I was CURSED by DARK MAGIC

...to make graphics on the computer.


TOMES

Roger Brown: A Life

Client: Biograph
Distributed: Amazon KDP
Format: Paperback
Tasks: Cover design concepts, cover design production, layout design, typesetting, photo database management, photo touchup, prepress operations

On top of a wooden table, a scattering of old books and gothic candles set the scene. In the center is a fresh paperback copy of Roger Brown: A Life. It is a dignified design with gentle colors suggesting the rich Chicago history in its pages.
On the same background, the rear cover reads: "The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd, but to think for yourself."

Brenda Turner's Legacy

Client: Biograph
Distributed: Amazon KDP
Format: Hardcover (Dust Jacket)
Tasks: Cover design concepts, cover design production, layout design, typesetting, photo database management, photo touchup, prepress operations

This time, a large hardcover is shown. Its book jacket shows a background of scanned travel documents from the subject's life, with a dotted brushstroke showing her path. It reads: Brenda Turner's Legacy
The verso, i.e. the first spread repeating a simpler print of the cover. It reads Brenda Turner's Legacy.
A sample of the manuscript design, showcasing the chapter title pages. The dotted brushstroke motif is repeated here in a corner, around the text.
Back of Brenda's book. A picture of her as a child leaps out of the teal background. She smiles.

Listening for Candor

Client: Peter Yaholkovsky
Distributed: Amazon KDP
Format: Paperback
Tasks: Cover design concepts, cover design production, layout design, typesetting, photo touchup, prepress operations, marketing, audiobook preparation

Similar showcase of a paperback. A sober design with a distressed treatment of the title text: Listening for Candor, Building Trust in Relationships that Matter. Peter Yaholkovsky, MD. Foreword by Fernando L. Flores
Book rear cover. Blurbs and accolades, plus the ISBN, barcode, and a logo from Harvester Press. An invitation to visit peter-yaholkovsky.com.

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