Book Design

Too often, beautiful stories are presented within utilitarian pages. My goal is to support the artistry of the writing with artistry in the layout and cover design.

With this book cover, I visually translated John Muir’s message that a common lizard is as important and as beautiful as an extravagant Sierra lily. I chose the color palette to reference that of the Sierra foothills in summer.

I typeset the jacket material and book content, created illustrations and dropcaps, and wrote the About the Author copy.