Book Development and Production

Working with stakeholders, publishers, freelancers, undergrads, and vendors, these illustrated books created a foundation for the visual identity of artists, group shows, and historical events. The success of these projects was achieved through a healthy amount of organization and management of timelines, budgets, assets, and expectations with teams of all sizes.

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SPECIALITY PRINTING
MATERIAL SOURCING
PROTOTYPING
MOCK-UPS
DUSTJACKET
CASE COVER
PRE-PRESS

Mirrored paper as the book cover material reflected the immersive quality of Phillip K. Smith III’s 1/4 Mile Arc.

The color palette and title treatment from the book Peter Krasnow: Maverick Modernist created a complementary accent wall at the Laguna Art Museum exhibition.

Custom typography from the catalog cover onto the exhibition title wall for Helen Lundeberg: A Retrospective at Laguna Art Museum.

Custom fonts, like MSTRXWRKS for the title treatment and artist names, were created to emphasize each publication’s one-of-a-kind vision.

 

Sourcing hot-stamp foils for book covers and fore-edge color (warmer or cooler, matte or glossy) to complement cover materials.

 

Clear acetate or translucent vellum dust jackets printed with all cover, spine, and back cover information can be removed to reveal full-bleed imagery.

CD included in Whirligigs: The Art of Peter Gelker is viewable and firmly seated within the back paperback flap.

Dropback Case Clamshell Mockup and Dust Jacket Mechanical for the Floating Realities: The Art of Masami Teraoka limited and standard edition publication.

Graphic elements from the publication Floating Realities: The Art of Masami Teraoka were incorporated into the exhibition at Nicholas and Lee Begovich Gallery.

 

Product photography for book promotions and pre-sale marketing materials. Images were either comped, prototyped, or final books, with photo editing and adjustments, depending on the availability of the final physical book.

Ruminate (Neo-minimalism)
Grand Central Press (Jan. 2019)
ISBN 9780999706633 (lifted), LCCN 2018930607

Floating Realities: The Art of Masami Teraoka
Grand Central Press (Aug. 2018)
ISBN 9780999706619, LCCN 2018930823
† Standard and Special Edition available with dust jacket and clamshell case artwork.

Laguna Art Museum: A Centennial History, 1918-2018
Laguna Art Museum, Grand Central Press (2018)
ISBN 9780940872455, LCCN 2018936321

David Einstein: A 50-Year Retrospective
Triton Museum of Art, Grand Central Press (Jan. 2018)
ISBN 9780999706602, LCCN 2017918607

Phil Dike: At the Edge of the Sea
Laguna Art Museum, Grand Central Press (June 2017)
ISBN 9780940872431, LCCN 2017944234

Phillip K. Smith III: Five Installations
Laguna Art Museum, Grand Central Press (June 2017)
ISBN 9780940872424, LCCN 2017945106

Peter Krasnow: Maverick Modernist
Laguna Art Museum, Grand Central Press (June 2016)
ISBN 9780935314748, LCCN 2016935252

Helen Lundeberg: A Retrospective
Laguna Art Museum, Grand Central Press (Feb. 2016)
ISBN 978093531489, LCCN 2015957521

Fred Tomaselli: Early Work or How I Became a Painter
Grand Central Press (Sept. 2015)
ISBN 9780935314977, LCCN 2015941068

Marcia Hafif. The Inventory: Painting
Laguna Art Museum, Grand Central Press (June 2015)
ISBN 9780935314960, LCCN 2015938483
Verlag für moderne Kunst (May 2018)
ISBN 9783903153806

Whirligigs: The Art of Peter Gelker
Grand Central Press (Jan. 2015)
ISBN 9780935314946, LCCN 2014958905

Roland Reiss: Painting and Sculpture
Grand Central Press (Nov. 2014)
ISBN 9780935314908, LCCN 2014952348

Masterworks: Defining a New Narrative
Long Beach Museum of Art, Gingko Press (Oct. 2014)
ISBN 9781584235811

Robert Henri’s California:
Realism, Race, and Region 1914-1925

Laguna Art Museum, Grand Central Press (Sept. 2014)
ISBN 9780935314861, LCCN 2014943318

F. Scott Hess
Gingko Press, Grand Central Press (Nov. 2013)
ISBN 9781584235873, LCCN 2014942726

Beyond the Dark Veil:
Post Mortem & Mourning Photography from the Thanatos Archive

Last Gasp Books, Grand Central Press (Nov. 2013)
ISBN 9780867197969

The Drawings of Laurie Lipton
Last Gasp Books (July 2013)
ISBN 9780867197846

G. Ray Kerciu: Radical Retrospective
Grand Central Press (April 2013)
ISBN 9780935314830

Steampunk: The Beginning
Gingko Press, Grand Central Press (April 2012)
ISBN 9781584235095

Sacred Gold: Pre-Hispanic Art of Colombia
Bowers Museum (Mar. 2012)
ISBN 9780615580678

The Curiosities of Janice Lowry
Grand Central Press (May 2011)
ISBN 9780981798745

Manuel Pardo: Universo Soñado In Technicolor
Grand Central Press (April 2011)
ISBN 9780981798769

Suggestivism: A Comprehensive Survey of Contemporary Artists
Gingko Press, Grand Central Press (Feb. 2011)
ISBN 9781584234470

Joe Sorren. Painting + Sculpture: 2004-2010
Gingko Press, Grand Central Press (Nov. 2010)
ISBN 9781584234302

Harbour Chronicles: A Life in Surfboard Culture
Orange Coast Pavilion (Jan. 2010)
ISBN 9780982577417

Hidden Wounds, Paper Bullets:
Iranian Contemporary Art
Grand Central Press (Nov. 2009)
ISBN 9780981798738

Allegedly: The Hugh Brown Chainsaw Collection
Grand Central Press (May 2009)
ISBN 9780981798721

Aspects of Mel’s Hole: Artists Respond to a Paranormal Land Event Occuring in Radiospace
Grand Central Press (Sept. 2008)
ISBN 9780981798707

Sowing Dreams, Cultivating Lives:
Nikkei Farmers in Pre-World War II Orange County

CSUF Center for Oral and Public History, The Tom & Chiz Miyawaki Legacy Project (Feb. 2007)
ISBN 9780930046279, LCCN 2009009885