Speculative Book Cover
A contemporary portrait of the American farmer, environmental activist and essayist Wendell Berry for a speculative cover of The World-Ending Fire, the essential collection of his most-read work.
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Speculative Book Cover
Inspired by a visit to the famed scientist’s home laboratory — his greenhouse in Downe, England — I created this portrait and book cover to explore the story behind Charles Darwin’s humble home tinkering and how it continues to influence our understanding of the natural world today.
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by Arundhati Roy / Speculative work
Paperback
# Cover design, illustration, typesetting.
by Shari Low / Head of Zeus
Paperback, 360pp.
Shari Low wipes away the glossy veneer of the perfect mother in her weekly newspaper column, collected here. Cover re-design for the paperback release of the hardcover.
Unused cover designs by Heather Ryerson.
# Cover design, cover illustration, hand-drawn lettering.
by Ben Crane / Head of Zeus
Paperback, 320pp.
A memoir about how one father with Aspberger’s syndrome used falconry to connect with his son after struggling to connect.
Art direction: Jessie Price & Matt Bray
# Cover illustration, hand-drawn lettering.
by Isabel Lloyd & Phil Clarke / Head of Zeus
illustrated by Christian Wood
Paperback, 240pp.
A gardening book for millennials, told through the witty device of the zombie apocalypse. This non-fiction lifestyle book makes good use of two-colour printing and is highly illustrated with diagrams, asides, quotes, footnotes, lists, and tables.
Each chapter starts with a humourous opener, stepping readers through each stage of the apocalypse. Chapters contain thorough gardening information with cheeky asides. Following each chapter is a how-to section detailing a step-by-step activity.
The illustrator has provided seven double page spreads, from which all internal spot illustrations have been created.
Published October 2019
# Cover design, typesetting, internal design, project management
by Anna Hedworth / Head of Zeus
Hardback, 320pp.
Cook House is the recipe book of rising star Anna Hedworth, founder of award-winning restaurant Cook House in Newcastle. To reflect the restaurant’s simple back-to-the-earth mantra, the book was laid out with absolute minimalist design, allowing the photography and recipes to do the talking. The cover speaks to the author’s journey — emotional, existential, and entrepreneurial — as she completed her passion project in two shipping containers.
AD & page design Jessie Price
Cover design & typesetting Heather Ryerson
# Layout, typesetting, cover design.
illustrated by Alys Paterson / Wonderbly
Hardback, 40pp.
A charming gift book for friends and loved ones, which can be personalised with all the delicious, heart-felt, silly things you love — uniquely — about them. Great for all ages 0-118.
Cover design Alys Paterson / Sophie Burdess
# Art direction # design
illustrated by Lucie Sheridan / Wonderbly
Hardback, 40pp.
If your favourite person were a sandwich, what kind of sandwich would they be? If they were an animal, would they be a dependable dog, strutting peacock or… blinking goldfish? A quirky personalised gift for a friend or loved one you know… surprisingly well.
# Art direction # design #optimised for front-end development
by Catherine Hyde / Head of Zeus
Hardback, 144pp.
A full colour country almanac with original paintings by artist Catherine Hyde, which follows the phases of the moon and a hare’s journey through each month of the year in a lyrical tribute to the natural world.
Page design by Heather Ryerson
AD & cover design by Jessie Price
# Layout, artworking, and typesetting.
