Publishing Design:
Reports, Brochures, Magazines and Books
We contribute to the editorial planning process, offering solutions for how content can work together to best tell stories as we all making sure they look great and print well.
From short and sweet briefings and brochures through to and complex data packed reports and guide books, we know how to help publishers to get their work noticed and readers to turn pages .
What we do:
Editorial strategy and planning - ideas, flat plans and running orders
Layout designs - devised in response to the content
Branded to suit - created as stand-alone documents or us existing brand
Template designs - efficient production of large reports and later re-use
Type - fonts, expertly selected and combined
Production management - produce great publications, on time and on budget.
Prospectuses
What we do:
Photography - capturing life, the workings and ethos of schools
Editorial strategy and planning - schools know what we're making and can input into the process
Layout designs - gridded, efficient and visually attractive
Branded to suit - if you have branding we follow it
Template designs - consistent and easy to re-use
Essential information - we know what schools have to say.
Our School prospectuses are a window into the life of a school. Bursting with photography showing the life and bustle of the place naturally and beautifully.
The content is framed by elegant design and legible typography on distinctive non-standard page formats and printed on lovely certified sustainable papers which look and feel great to touch.
Magazines
Fusing style, legibility and creative editorial planning, our magazine designs are created to fulfil editorial vision whilst being mindful of the magazines readership.
We design magazines using flexible grid systems and style sheets to manage type and the look of the magazine. Our process oriented approach enables effective, as-fast-as-possible production which is reproducible.
What we do:
In consultation - designed to fulfil the editorial strategy
Branding - created from scratch or following an existing brand
• Planning - flat plans, production schedules
Typography - expertly selected and combined fonts
Retouching - images immaculately colour corrected, cleaned and prepared for print
Style sheets - easy to use, simple to ensure consistent style
Books
We art direct books for publishers, coming up with layout designs which are in equal measure attractive and effective.
Typically we design the look of books, the cover and several spreads which set out a style which the publisher (or a book design freelancer) can implement at speed.
What we do:
Editorial strategy and planning - ideas, flat plans and running orders
Layout designs - devised in response to the content, gridded, efficient and striking
Branded to suit - created as stand-alone documents or following existing branding
Template designs - for efficient production of large reports and later re-use
Type - combinations of fonts expertly devised, highly legible and style-sheeted.