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Caring, Courage and Conviction: The Memoirs of Lila M. Sapinsley

Self-published companion to her husband’s autobiography. Concept, design, layout, working with vendors, including follow-through of project from concept through printing and binding. Each book was hand-bound with embossed linen book cloth cover. Client Soul Strategy and Lila M. Sapinsley, Providence RI. 181 page book, plus cover, size 7″ x 11″ Printing digital Paper 80lb matte coated text with embossed book cloth cover (not shown) Binding case bound by hand Typography Zapf Calligraphic 801, Optima

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Luck, Skill & Destiny: The Autobiography of John Sapinsley

Self-published companion to his wife’s autobiography. Concept, design, layout, working with vendors, including follow-through of project from concept through printing and binding. Each book was hand-bound with embossed linen book cloth cover. Client Soul Strategy and John Sapinsley, Providence RI. 188 page book, plus cover, size 7″ x 11″ Printing digital Paper 80lb matte coated text with embossed book cloth cover (not shown) Binding case bound by hand Typefaces Eurostyle, Didot

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A Closer Look at the Guaranty Building

Design and layout of a period piece, self-published by the author, with typeface designed with same design considerations as this Louis Sullivan-designed Guaranty Building. This project included my retouching most of the illustrations and design of pp14,15 timeline. Client Doreen Boyer DeBoth, Buffalo NY, 94 page book plus cover Paper 80lb Accent Opaque Text Cover 130lb textured cover, with embossing Size 5.5″x 8.5″ Printing offset lithography, black and white interior, cover printed white and blind embossed Binding Perfect Typeface ITC Cheltenham

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The Power Chicks’ Guide to Boston

Self-published by the author. Responsible for concept, design, and layout of book interior. Client Denterlein Worldwide Public Affairs, Boston MA, 68-page book plus cover (NB: I designed the interior only) Paper 70lb matte coated text Cover 130lb textured cover, with embossing Size 5.5″x 8.5″ Printing offset lithography, two-color throughout Binding Perfect Typefaces Baur Bodoni, Geometric 231, Caflisch Script Pro

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Catalogues & Magazines

Bridgewater Review

Semi-annual magazine (this issue, June 2004), highlighting Bridgewater State College faculty achievements for a general audience. My work included redesign of the magazine, and with each issue all layout and pre-press, art direction of faculty photographs, and some illustrations and editorial photographs. Client Bridgewater State College (now University), Bridgewater MA; 36-page magazine plus cover Paper 70lb gloss coated text, 80lb gloss coated cover Size 8.25″x 11″ Printing web offset lithography, black and white with CMYK front, back, and 4-page center Binding saddle stitch Typefaces Schneidler family

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Bridgewater Review

Semi-annual magazine (this issue, June 2007), highlighting Bridgewater State College faculty achievements for a general audience. My work included redesign of the magazine, and with each issue all layout and pre-press, art direction of faculty photographs, and some illustrations and editorial photographs. Client Bridgewater State College (now University), Bridgewater MA; 36-page magazine plus cover Paper 70lb gloss coated text, 80lb gloss coated cover Size 8″x 10″ Printing web offset lithography, black and white with CMYK front, back, and 4-page center Binding saddle stitch Typefaces Schneidler family

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Turning Leaves: New Directions in Book Arts

Catalogue and (not pictured) poster, street banner, and invitation card designed pro bono and printed on-demand for gallery exhibition during my tenure on the gallery committee. I co-curated this exhibition. Client Chandler Center for the Arts Gallery, Randolph VT; 80-page book plus cover Paper 70lb matte coated text, 80lb matte coated cover Size 6.5″x 6.5″ Printing digital CMYK Binding perfect Typefaces Schneidler family

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Marketing Materials

Quayl’s Chocolates

In addition to other collateral: concept, all photography, photograph retouching, design, and layout. Delicious chocolates, hand made in Vermont! Client Quayl Rewinski, Warren VT; two-sided panel card Paper 110lb matte coated cover Size 4″x9″ Printing digital CMYK Typeface Gill Sans

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Vermont Whey Fed Pigs

For a small New England pork producer: design and layout of tabletop banner, photograph retouching, business cards, and these panel cards for distribution and display at farmers’ markets. All photographs taken by my client. Client Ignacio Villa, Waitsfield VT; two-sided panel card Paper 110lb matte coated cover Size 4″x9″ Printing digital CMYK Typefaces ITC Busorama, Baker Signet, Futura Condensed

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Farmer Pirates Compost

One of a number of companion pieces—including three different-color-coded panel rack cards for three different offered services, magnets, posters, magazine advertisement, t-shirts, stickers—for this urban compost collection service. Logo provided by client. Client Farmer Pirates LLC, Buffalo NY; two-sided panel card Paper 110lb matte coated cover Size 4″x9″ Printing digital CMYK Typefaces Ad Lib, Gill Sans

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Posters & Banners

“JAMBALAYA,” a shared choreographer’s concert

Event poster designed for annual dance concert of works by Boston-area choreographers. I art-directed this photo shoot, but did not personally take the photograph. Client The Dance Complex, Cambridge MA; poster announcing dance concert Paper 110lb coated cover Size 11″x17″ Printing digital black and white Typefaces Didot, Times, ITC Zapf Dingbats

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Von Trapp Farmstead Cheese

Design and layout of farmer’s market and food vendor event banner for artisan cheese producer. Worked with another photographer, therefore some photographs, but not all, are mine. I did all photo retouching. Not pictured: design and layout of panel cards and other collateral Client von Trapp Farmstead, Waitsfield VT Size 24″x48″ Printing screen printing on vinyl, CMYK Typeface Baker Signet

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The School of Classical Ballet: “Intensity”

Posters designed for annual Summer dance camp. Not pictured: additional collateral including postcards, performance programs, event posters. Client The School of Classical Ballet LLC, Cambridge MA; exhibit poster Poster 110lb coated cover Size 11″x17″ Printing digital CMYK Typefaces Modern 880, Gill Sans (2014); Belwe, Gill Sans (2016); Onyx, Blippo Black (2017)

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Chandler Gallery Exhibit: “Points of View”

This is one of multiple poster/banner combinations designed for Chandler Gallery gallery exhibits during the time I was a member of the gallery committee. Artwork by the featured artist. Client Chandler Center for the Arts Gallery, Randolph VT Poster: Paper 110lb coated cover Size 6“x18” Printing digital CMYK Banner: Printing screen printed on vinyl, CMYK Size 21.5″x42.5″ Typefaces Copperplate Gothic, Bickham Script Pro

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“Al Muttanabi Street Starts Here”

Poster designed to promote a presentation/discussion event to commemmorate the anniversary of a bombing of a creative district in Baghdad (http://www.al-mutanabbi-street.bleikloetzle.de/html/absence___presence.html). I am one of the artists whose work is in this world-touring exhibition (the image shown is a detail of my piece contributed to “Absence and Presence”; see my personal artwork page for my piece and for additional information about the “Al-Muttanabi Street Starts Here” project. Client Al Muttanabi Street Starts Here Arts Initiative, Worldwide Paper 110lb matte coated cover Size 10″x16″ Printing digital CMYK Typeface ITC Franklin Gothic

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Bridgewater State College: Learning Communities

This poster was designed to encourage college students to register for courses that facilitate learning complementary subjects. I made the (digital) illustration for this poster. Client Bridgewater State College (now University), Bridgewater MA; poster to market new joint-course opportunities Paper 110lb coated cover Size 10″x15″ Printing offset, two-color Typefaces Futura Bold, Garamond

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Chandler Gallery Exhibit: “Floral Seductions”

Poster and street banner designed for a gallery exhibition during the time I was a member of the gallery committee. Not pictured, invitation/postcard. Artwork by an artist featured in this exhibition. Client Chandler Center for the Arts Gallery, Randolph VT Poster: Paper 110lb coated cover Size 6″x18″ Printing digital CMYK Typeface ITC Franklin Gothic Banner: Printing screen printing on vinyl, CMYK Size 21.5″x42.5″ Typeface ITC Franklin Gothic

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Children’s Biography Books

Fern’s Adventures

Children’s Bio Books are special and personalized picture books. These hard cover books are simply-designed for two reasons: to minimize costs, and so children can embellish their own stories, adding to them with each reading. Each two-page spread has text—that you write, to make it special!—on the left and an accompanying large photograph on the right. Children delight in reading about, and in seeing themselves and their world, “in a real book”! Prices vary depending on number of pages. Please enquire. Cover hard cover Paper choices available Printing digital CMYK Size 10″x8″ Typefaces Bookman BT Family

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Kai’s Camping Trip

Children’s Bio Books are special and personalized picture books. These hard cover books are simply-designed for two reasons: to minimize costs, and so children can embellish their own stories, adding to them with each reading. Each two-page spread has text—that you write, to make it special!—on the left and an accompanying large photograph on the right. Children delight in reading about, and in seeing themselves and their world, “in a real book”! Prices vary depending on number of pages. Please enquire. Cover hard cover Paper choices available Printing digital CMYK Size 10″x8″ Typefaces Bookman BT Family

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