BOOKS
Standout On The Shelf
With the all of the information in the world in our pocket, there’s still something profound about a book that carries authority and weight. With shelves packed full of covers screaming for your attention, you need to stand out in a way that is unique to you. I will say, after weeks and months and sometimes years of sitting behind a keyboard, there’s no feeling like opening the box and getting to hold the first draft of your book. I’d love to be the one who’s crafted the gorgeous cover waiting for you behind the cardboard lid. That’s the cover you want to hold up for the photo to celebrate with the world…”I did it.”
Client:
Jerry Ervin
Project Overview:
Purpose Driven Leadership is a supplemental workbook to guide youth and young adult participants through inspirational speaker Jerry Ervin’s in-person course. This workshop is made to help individuals find out why they are alive and begin to live it.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
The idea of “purpose” can be expressed in many different ways, depending on how the author tells the story. Our aim was to capture some of his content without giving everything away.
We needed to inspire and invite younger teenagers and young adults with imagery that would appeal to them, while also maintaining credibility with their parents, who would ultimately be the ones signing them up.
The target audience includes those who already see themselves as leaders, as well as those who are just beginning to recognize their leadership potential. The goal was to encourage both groups to grow in their leadership capabilities.
Client:
Abram Goff
Project Overview:
"How Far Is Too Far" is a practical and faith-based guide for anyone navigating relationships, dating, and intimacy. The target audience was those single and dating in their 20’s and 30’s.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
The book cover needed to stand out on a bookshelf or in the myriad of other books and messages.
The author wanted to avoid cliche images of sex, dating, relationships that would quickly date the book or fall into cheesy books.
Client:
Jerry Ervin
Project Overview:
Purpose & Passion is a supplemental workbook to guide participants through inspirational speaker Jerry Ervin’s in person course. This workshop is made to help individuals find out why they are alive and begin to live it.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
There are many different directions “purpose” and “passion” could be directed or displayed depending on how the author is telling the story. We wanted to capture some of his content without giving away all of it.
With a trial workshop running first, we needed to create a workbook that could be printed and utilized in both black and white and in color.
For the trial, budget was a high priority. We sat down and found a way we could assist by creating all of the inside elements needed and letting his team duplicate the rest of the content and layouts once his content was done.
Client:
Moral Revolution
Project Overview:
Date Well is an online community program built to help Christian women prepare for and successfully date according to their convictions. The target audience was Christian females of all ages, but leaning towards 20 and 30 year olds.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
This product was originally crafted as a printable PDF layout. They got to a point in the program where they discovered a booklet would best serve their clientelle.
The goal was to create space for journaling while also keeping the program's aesthetics that a younger woman would want to keep this around.
Client:
Moral Revolution
Project Overview:
Date Well is an online community program built to help Christian men, get healthy, gain proper perspectives, and date well. The target audience was Christian males of all ages, but leaning towards 20 and 30 year olds.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
The layout of the book needed to feel exclusive but yet personal.
We needed a place where men could write their thoughts and engage, but without feeling like a blank page or a workbook from school.
Client:
Ken Williams
Project Overview:
Finding You is a hope-filled journey for someone experiencing same-sex-attraction and wanting to walk into sexual wholeness.
Client:
CHANGED Movement
Project Overview:
CHANGED is a collection of stories from individuals who once identified as LGBTQ and left the identity to follow Jesus.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
This is the fourth edition of the book. The first 3 editions had an increasing number of stories.
This edition also featured a special section on detransitioners - individuals who transitioned to the opposite sex, then changed back to their original birth sex.
The book needed to be easily recognizable by others who are familiar with the book, but also stand out as something new to customers who have already purchased or have seen it.
Client:
Ken Williams
Project Overview:
The Journey Out is one man’s story of how he followed Jesus away from gay. He shares his story and key insights on leaving a homosexual life style. This book is published by Destiny Image.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
This was initially created as a sample cover for the team and board regarding new projects. Once the publisher's artwork created their assets, Ken and the Publisher designed to tweak the sample cover and make it the official cover.
Ken's story explains how he left the LGBTQ identity and how it was a messy, unknown process. The paint streaks represent that process that faded out of his life.
Client:
Moral Revolution
Project Overview:
A 200+ page image driven book focusing on scriptural truths about healthy sexuality designed for meditation and "soaking" on each truth.
Client:
Clarissa Fitzgerald
Project Overview:
A memoir from Clarissa FItzgerald unpacking her journey to freedom.
Client:
Moral Revolution
Project Overview:
A 200+ page image driven book focusing on scriptural truths about healthy sexuality designed for meditation and "soaking" on each truth.
Client:
Abram Goff
Project Overview:
"How Far Is Too Far" is a practical and faith-based guide for anyone navigating relationships, dating, and intimacy. The target audience was those single and dating in their 20’s and 30’s.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
The book cover needed to stand out on a bookshelf or in the myriad of other books and messages.
The author wanted to avoid cliche images of sex, dating, relationships that would quickly date the book or fall into cheesy books.
Client:
Moral Revolution
Project Overview:
Date Well is an online community program built to help Christian women prepare for and successfully date according to their convictions. The target audience was Christian females of all ages, but leaning towards 20 and 30 year olds.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
This product was originally crafted as a printable PDF layout. They got to a point in the program where they discovered a booklet would best serve their clientelle.
The goal was to create space for journaling while also keeping the program's aesthetics that a younger woman would want to keep this around.
Client:
Moral Revolution
Project Overview:
Date Well is an online community program built to help Christian men, get healthy, gain proper perspectives, and date well. The target audience was Christian males of all ages, but leaning towards 20 and 30 year olds.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
The layout of the book needed to feel exclusive but yet personal.
We needed a place where men could write their thoughts and engage, but without feeling like a blank page or a workbook from school.
Client:
Moral Revolution
Project Overview:
40 Day Journey to Purity is a 40-day devotional for those wanting to walk out sexual wholness and purity.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
This was a rebrand of the cover of the previous edition of the book.
We needed to keep the black and red color scheme (for men and women) and also keep the familiarity of style while updating the cover to feel like it existed in this decade.
Let’s Make Something Great Together
Whether you’ve got a clear vision or just a rough idea, I’d love to help bring it to life.
Client:
Bill Griffin
Project Overview:
In the Beginning Was Everything is a modern and fresh immersive commentary on Genesis 1–11. Bill unpacks how, by stepping into the mindset of the ancient Hebrews, readers can experience the Bible in a whole new way. Once you grasp the foundation laid in the first 11 chapters of the Bible, it transforms how you see the rest of Scripture.
Specific Notes & Challenges:
The goal was to balance authority and academic credibility while keeping the book approachable for the semi-casual reader.
Although the book will eventually expand into a full textbook, a printed version was needed for an upcoming class, so it was designed to feel substantial despite its shorter length.
Ancient symbols connected to early Hebrew culture were incorporated. These were chosen so that informed readers would recognize and respect them, while novices would not confuse them with Egyptian, cultish, or outdated imagery.
A modern, elegant serif font was selected to reinforce both authority and approachability.
Visuals included conceptual representations of God (such as the cloud by day) alongside engravings inspired by ancient imagery, including seraphim, cherubim, and Adam and Eve.