When I was starting this business, I penned some short and long term goals. One of those goals was to have a cover for an academic press. 
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Well, whatdayaknow. Thank you to University of North Texas Press for giving me this title. 
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To add, as a military spouse, I feel so honored to bring a Navy Seebee's memoir to life. I wanted to do Captain Ritter's memories, experiences and sacrifices justice

Designed by yours truly, this cover was selected because it was represents the words the best. 

Taking a heavy subject like cancer, the author penned a book that is funny, witty, and bit cheeky. Part of my design philosophy is that form and content should be well choreographed together. I think my cover does just that! 

First look at the cover, Right to Petition: A Practical Guide to Creating Change in Government with Political Advocacy Tools and Tips. The author and I are currently working on the interior of book so stay tuned for more juicy design details! Est. Publication date Spring 2019.

Want to learn more about the author, check out her website here.

THE RULES: Snag a computer generated title, create a cover within two hours. Some covers will be cool. Other will be duds. 
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THE GOAL: Explore intuitive design, Make snappier design decisions, Push personal boundaries of color, type and image. Increase general know-how. Be okay with the unknown experiments.

Cover design for Köehler Books

The first image shown was selected for publication. The following two were a part of the iteration process but were not chosen.

A syringe is switched and the patient dies on the operating table. Dr. Gideon Lowell takes it upon himself to help the anesthesiologist, who happens to be his wife. The hospital and the police do not want his help, so Gideon ignores them, and carries out his investigation behind the scenes. He recruits an interesting cast of characters, including a newspaper reporter with a magic wand, a cybersecurity expert who likes to bend the rules, and a somewhat skeptical police detective. Gideon rattles cages and shakes things loose to solve the crime. A tale of murder, revenge and coercion, love and friendship, all told with tongue-in-cheek humor.

THE RULES: Snag a computer generated title, create a cover within two hours. Some covers will be cool. Other will be duds. 
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THE GOAL: Explore intuitive design, Make snappier design decisions, Push personal boundaries of color, type and image. Increase general know-how. Be okay with the unknown experiments.

THE RULES: Snag a computer generated title, create a cover within two hours. Some covers will be cool. Other will be duds. 
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THE GOAL: Explore intuitive design, Make snappier design decisions, Push personal boundaries of color, type and image. Increase general know-how. Be okay with the unknown experiments.

To finally snag my MFA in Graphic Design I had to write and design the container for a final thesis project. 25,000 words, 100 pages and many-a-folds later, I had my thesis. The book can be broken down into four main sections with Roots being the main accordion structure. This section represents the constant influence and interaction with my hometown and family members. The remainder three sections, Mother Army, Puro San Antonio, and Within are all smaller booklets sewn into the folds of the main accordion booklet. Each 20 page booklet was simply sewn into the binding and represents the moments that caused deep reflection and impression upon of my designer self. Essentially, the form of this book represents the words on the pages. I believe that all designers should seek seductive harmony of both content and form in their work and experiments. This book does just that.

A complete labor of love, I crafted a 100 page hardcover cookbook inspired by my grandmother's hand-written journal. The   goal of this project was to design a heirloom piece for my family members to cook up their favorite meals using our southern matriarch's treasured recipes. From the food photography, hand-lettered title, over-all design and everything in between this project was a done by yours truly. 

As part of my graduate studies, I created this Migraine Journal to connect fellow migraineurs through pen and paper. The front logo was hand-lettered by yours truly and all the interior pages were design by my hand as well. The cover was laser cut by a local San Antonio Studio and I print, cut, and bound the entire book.

In an effort to forge a stronger creative practice, I’m redesigning my favorite book titles. First up is Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

In this magical book, Voldey is officially back and and the tone is growing increasingly darker. Darkness is over taking the light but Mr. Potter and his friends continue try to find the the happiness and beauty in their scary world. Mystery and riddles obscure the truth. Hopefully, in subsequent HP books, HP will see his path to light, love and the victory of good over evil. 

My Leftover booklet is printed and complete! Using the content that didn’t make the cut from my thesis, I crafted this mini booklet. It was a practice in creativity, resourcefulness, and efficiency. Cheers to making things again!