Overview
I specialize in highly-visual custom volumes, including histories, and coffee table type books. Designing interiors for these challenges me to present the content in a beautiful way that also increases understanding, and gently leads the reader through the story. I have produced children's books in print and interactive ebook. I work with both publishers, and indie authors to bring their visions to life.
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Work experience
Self-employed
Freelance book design practice in which I provide cover and interior layout design for trade books across genres. I service small regional publishers, and self-publishing authors. In recent years I have worked with a publisher in Las Vegas, NV—so you'll see lots of Vegas-centric books. But, that's not all! I love working on all types of books, fiction and non-fiction. A specialty is coffee-table type books and highly-illustrated histories. I also am expert in producing ebooks, including those with complex formatting. I have produced an interactive children's ebook.
I also produce marketing materials for book promotion. I enjoy working with authors—and consulting with them and providing guidance is part of the service. Well-versed in all types of print production and prepress, as well as uploading books and meta-data to publishing and print services.
Sopris West Educational Services (Voyager Sopris Learning - new name)
Company Art Director for curriculum and ancillary products. This educational publisher produced Elementary—High School curriculum materials/textbooks and ancillary products for at-risk students and teachers. I was responsible for product design and lead a team of 10 design/production artists. Our products ranged from a complete Pre-school/Kindergarten curriculum to behavioral texts for teachers and counselors. We designed the ReadWell elementary reading program and the Language! remedial language arts curriculum. After working in educational publishing I made the transition to trade publishing design.
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