Illustrated book design for children's picture books and adult lifestye and non-fiction
by Ainsley Drew / Sphere (Little, Brown)
Hardback, 56pp.
Raising Cats in the 21st Century is a cheeky illustrated gift book for anyone who has found themselves under the thumb of a feline!
Editor Tig Wallace
Page design Heather Ryerson
Cover design Meg Shepherd
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by Cory Wharton-Malcolm
Souvenir Press / Profile Books
Paperback (royal octavo), 272pp.
All You Need Is Rhythm and Grit is the debut running book from Apple-Nike fitness guru Cory Wharton-Malcolm. It’s a motivating read that encourages anyone and everyone to get moving. Part memoir and part how-to, the book is printed in delicious two-colour Pantone and full of lovely illustrated elements pulled from lively, layered scenes by Alice Mollon.
Editor Cindy Chan
Page Design Heather Ryerson
Illustration Alice Mollon
Cover Design Sinem Erkas
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by Isabel Lloyd & Phil Clarke / Head of Zeus
illustrated by Christian Wood
Paperback, 240pp (fully illustrated)
Hey bro! Gardening is not just for grannies. This gardening book for millenials and gen z is is imperative if one wants to survive the coming zombie apocalypse. This non-fiction lifestyle book is eye-catching with two-colour Pantone printing in a zingy, radioactive green. But that doesn’t mean it’s light on substance. The text is both witty and dense, highly illustrated with diagrams, asides, quotes, footnotes, lists, and tables — all the information survivors need to grow veg for maximum nutritional survival.
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 were built during the design process.
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.
edited by Catherine Rottenberg
Goldsmiths Press / MIT Press
Paperback, 160pp & 27 illustrations.
Written by prominent feminist scholars from around the world, This Is Not A Feminism Textbook offers a clear, straightforward overview of key feminist debates and concerns ranging from motherhood, home, work and family to media, technology, and medicine. It is engaging and accessible, distilling the highest level of knowledge into fascinating but concise entries.
I was brought on board to clean up and standardise initial designs, tailoring what had been created to what the authors had provided. The series style developed under my art direction: a little-bit-punk with a rough-and-ready, old school, photo-copied aesthetic — that still maintained a clear and accessible hierarchy of information.
AD / Page Design Heather Ryerson
Cover Design Crxss Design
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edited by Mark Bould & Steven Shaviro
Goldsmiths Press / MIT Press
Paperback, 168pp.
This Is Not A Science Fiction Textbook brings together leading sf scholars, including some of the most exciting new critical voices, to introduce the genre for the general reader. A vital bridge between technoscience and culture, it is an early warning system, a method for imagining differently, and a way of experiencing our increasingly science-fictional world. It is the vernacular of the 21st century.
Internal images coming soon — publishing 6 Feb 2024.
I was brought on board to clean up and standardise initial designs, tailoring what had been created to what the authors had provided. The series style developed under my art direction: a little-bit-punk with a rough-and-ready, old school, photo-copied aesthetic — that still maintained a clear and accessible hierarchy of information.
AD / Page Design Heather Ryerson
Cover DesignCrxss Design
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by Martin Stewart
Illustrated by David Habben
Bloomsbury / Head of Zeus
Paperback, 304pp.
A madcap, hilarious middle-grade series about Bridget Vanderpuff, whipsmart inventor and amateur sleuth with a taste for adventure. It’s a recipe for fun with mystery, villainy, cake and sprinkles of silliness, heart and hope. Illustrations add fun and interest to each spread.
Internal images coming soon.
Cover design David Habben
Page design Heather Ryerson
Editor Lauren Atherton
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by Martin Stewart
Illustrated by David Habben
Bloomsbury / Head of Zeus
Paperback, 304pp.
A madcap, hilarious middle-grade series about Bridget Vanderpuff, whipsmart inventor and amateur sleuth with a taste for adventure. It’s a recipe for fun with mystery, villainy, cake and sprinkles of silliness, heart and hope. Illustrations add fun and interest to each spread.
Internal images coming soon.
Cover design David Habben
Page design Heather Ryerson
Editor Lauren Atherton
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by Martin Stewart
Illustrated by David Habben
Bloomsbury / Head of Zeus
Paperback, 304pp.
A madcap, hilarious middle-grade series about Bridget Vanderpuff, whipsmart inventor and amateur sleuth with a taste for adventure. It’s a recipe for fun with mystery, villainy, cake and sprinkles of silliness, heart and hope. Illustrations add fun and interest to each spread.
Internal images coming soon.
Cover design David Habben
Page design Heather Ryerson
Editor Lauren Atherton
# typesetting # page design
by Martin Stewart
Illustrated by David Habben
Bloomsbury / Head of Zeus
Paperback, 304pp.
Cover design David Habben
Page design Heather Ryerson
Editor Lauren Atherton
# typesetting # page design
