In Fall 2017, I completed a semester-long project at American University that involved the production of an original book. Three of our five group members (Olivia Blomstrom, Alexis Cooney, and Stephanie Williams, with guidance from faculty member Anton Fedyashin) conducted original research on the topic while I, in collaboration with Jordan McCormack and with guidance from faculty member Anna Leithauser, designed the 72-page book.

This design included all of the content spreads, chapter introductions, index/introduction sections, endsheets, a cover, and an original full-spread timeline. The copy of the book shown was hardcover perfect bound by my partner and I, and additional copies were made at Springfield Printers in Virginia.

Our focus was on designing a cohesive book with dynamic spreads that did not distract from the illustrations, but instead made the images and book structure more clear to the reader while still remaining visually interesting. Significant emphasis was placed on type hierarchy and creating and breaking rules for ourselves regarding grid and composition.