The Occult Life of Things

edited by Fernando Santos-Granero : University of Arizona Press

The author requested multiple images and the use of the fabric shown on his final cover design. So, I edited down the images and paired the busy weave of the fabric and photos with a clean palette and modern typography. Thankfully this mix hit the right balance with both the author and client.

Atlas of Coastal Ecosystems

edited by Markes E. Johnson & Jorge Ledesma-Vazquez
University of Arizona Press

Reflections in Place

Donna Deyhle : University of Arizona Press

Happily another cover project with Emmi Whitehorse imagery came my way this month. The author and artist are friends so the project arrived with this image. The art lends itself to a poetic treatment (I have designed two poetry books using other Whitehorse paintings) but this is a scholarly text with interviews of Navajo women; so, I kept the palette neutral and utilized a more traditional placement of typography to better reflect the scholarship contained within.