book jacket design The 1967 classic by Hugh McLennan. Original book shown on right. Above, some of the cover concept range. Production cover currently in development. strategy / concept / direction / design / typography / illustration
Category Archives: publishing + publications
threads : the fabric of life
illustrated book A thoughtful and richly communicated journey across time, trade and culture; wordsand photography by two National Geographic veterans, Nina Hyde and Cary Wolynsky, and a forward by Issey Miyake. Interior designed with priorities for sale at the Frankfurt Book Fair and international production limitations, … Read More →
pandora’s nature
book jacket design A novel dealing with dualism in the human condition. Sometimes complexity is as comforting as simplicity. concept / direction / design / typography / illustration
sherlock holmes anthology
book jacket design The complete anthology of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring one of the greatest literary characters in history; this is a classic revisited. The respectful thought was to pursue an atypical conceptual vector and attempt to move the icon forward a century or two, without … Read More →
cape breton island
illustrated book Spread concepts and organization from a book about the physical, cultural and historical mosaic that is Cape Breton Island. In progress. concept / direction / design / photography
hotsauce
Initial cover concepts for a book about the hot sauce culture, specifically in the U.S. Typography in some concepts was left unrefined for purposes of client presentation. Circa 2003. concept / direction / design / typography / illustration
scotiabank : social responsibility review
A strategically aggressive response to competitive positioning in the face of new social responsibility reporting legislation for financial institutions in Canada. Project scale that of an annual report. Shown: chosen cover and other pitched concepts. Circa 2000. concept / direction / design / typography / illustration
various book covers
Left: an historical refresh and reprint. Right: two poetry books. concept / direction / design / illustration / typography
kawartha life / kawartha seasons
magazine relaunch With a redesign underway to revitalize an aging regional publication named Cottage Country Connection, it became apparent the change needed to be more than cosmetic, and a new magazine was born, focusing on a wider regional representation for tourism as well as a … Read More →
sceptre investment counsel
annual report After several years of sub-par performance and a struggle to right the ship, Sceptre Investment Counsel at last had the performance values to exhibit the strength of their new teams and processes, and were indeed under full sail. The idea was simply to … Read More →
lulu marketing
branding development + identity system + responsive website + collateral Breathing fresh life into a communications studio with a dynamic brand language and open call to ignite and incite collaboration. The site design is built to be responsive to device and touch, with multiple native … Read More →