“We need highly customized manuscripts for the raw, uncensored work we publish.“
Keira Shae, Editor in Chief of Push Publications SLC
Objective: KDP formatted paperback manuscript for queer, sensual, introspective, religious poetry
Approach:
Black & white design to reduce printing cost
Full bleed images featuring rich texture and christian iconography
Header font: Lust (fine) Paragraph font: Objektiv (thin)
New chapters are unnamed, but indicated by a full spread images with inverted text
All lower or upper case, no poem titles as requested
Tech Stack: Adobe Indesign, Photoshop
Cigarettes & Saints
Page Layout
Chapter Layout
A Different Flavor of Tears
Objective: KDP formatted paperback poetry manuscript surrounding grief, terminal illness, religion, and love
Approach:
A hollow font alluding to themes of loss
Header font: Reiher Headline Open, Paragraph font: Century Gothic (regular)
A plaster print of late son’s hand adapted for cover
Include author’s wife at design checkpoints as requested
Tech Stack: Adobe Indesign, Photoshop
Initial photo
Final Cover