How an Alaska bush pilot’s memoir went from a basic spiral-bound cover to a dynamic design featuring an enlarged Cessna, Alaskan landscape, and metallic 3D typography.

When book coach Jo Lena Johnson asked me to design a cover for a menopause book, the creative brief included an unusual challenge: incorporate 67 menopause symptoms into the artwork. Through collaboration, exploration, and a change in direction, the project evolved into a cover that was both informative and visually engaging.

Designing The Light in the Kiva was a dream project. Learn how careful planning, page sequencing, image selection, and thoughtful book design transformed an artist's vision into a beautifully printed art book.

A former corporate client reached out with an unfinished community-involvement book that was “90 percent complete.” A closer look revealed several book-design problems that could have affected printing, readability, and the final quality. Here’s why professional book design matters.

Creative design often means working within limitations. This case study shows how we developed an original visual identity for the Society of the Sacred Heart after trademark restrictions prevented the use of Olympic branding—proving that thoughtful design can be just as powerful as the original idea.