Working with authors, self-publishers, small publishers, and magazine creators to bring their words to life is one of the best parts of being a graphic designer. There's nothing like seeing ideas go from a Word .DOC to the printed page, and I love knowing that what you're bringing into the world is something you're really excited about. Below are examples of some books, magazines, and booklets I've designed for national and Tucson-based projects. Take a peep and then tell me about the project you have in mind.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/0292d895-a931-4321-bfa5-545791ef111c_rw_600.jpg?h=6520f210fa05bdcf8b41c8ee80ac9694)
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![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/c5b65fd9-43ea-4df2-99e0-f83b4b9629a4_rw_3840.jpg?h=aeb954f6d057b80525c2242821216a06)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/a19591ea-9eda-4709-acec-a88fc5e09148_rw_3840.jpg?h=2e106a7d3f1f099fe100e54485626e59)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/d3efe5a9-23f4-403f-aa74-0dee3eeef8e5_rw_3840.jpg?h=3ccb4f018361cce57cd7aae32150ff2b)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/bc559cf7-fc40-4eaa-94ed-72cc3618f3e6_rw_3840.jpg?h=b77e0bde9f749cccdc7b582e6d171a47)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/cc895fc8-c0e3-43c2-b387-9a542752ad40_rw_3840.jpg?h=680ace5b73f7307fa23459cbc7e4eb69)
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City Psalms, Home: A City Psalms Tucson Community Art Collection
Book cover, Layout, Typesetting
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/758a9d91-bcd8-4062-9130-cba4b7fe5789_rw_1920.jpg?h=3a33161b4c0707935d2bf29fcd760295)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/8f39638b-0ecd-4723-821b-a5d68cae0326_rw_1920.jpg?h=d3c8903ce4895bbe37e981788c829025)
Billy Huard, A Purpose Worth Fighting For: Breakdowns and Breakthroughs from a Career in the NHL
Book cover
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/7c5104bf-8ce4-406e-a964-db07999dc4c4_rw_1920.jpg?h=08cfd50173d649f21fb6a7f7011e1544)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/ede9a6de-63cd-4452-ae67-56b4d378a9b6_rw_1920.jpg?h=eb9ae4c09eae9116a9f4ce35466326e7)
John Ply, You Can Be the Best: Life Lessons from the Butcher and the Businessman
Book cover
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/7681e8c7-5ca8-47d0-bd6a-c1ae46cf53b4_rw_1920.jpg?h=6282b93e9b9b5b419ba916395a61d63c)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/36485a1e-78ed-4cb7-93a3-e2e1b04bfc34_rw_1920.jpg?h=75049754a514ea0c1d4a8639cd4c452b)
Jamie Hillman, 7 Signposts: Find Your Direction in Life's Foundational Decisions
Book cover
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/4e921e52-5260-40ab-918e-8cd2d6065b64_rw_1920.jpg?h=9509abe34df9a4fea9415686637a2199)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/3707b717-c70c-4115-bb3e-c6c91b1a7ad9_rw_1920.jpg?h=fb21d98fc747dbe3b4f26c76a794dc6e)
Joeri Torfs and Pim Ampe, Person to Person: Change Your Life and Fix the World
Book cover
![Tucson book cover design for author David Drum's book "Peace Talks"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/48518c82-0554-4070-9f14-8db335de7321_rw_1920.jpg?h=7b4107d2e60d00d1c7a8fcc026451f3f)
![Tucson book design typesetting of title page for author David Drum's book "Peace Talks"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/91cdc9a4-1cd6-4dfa-b6f4-93f406740393_rw_1920.jpg?h=5ec165ab8e4df2e7712271b64a022036)
![Tucson book design typesetting of copyright and contents page for author David Drum's book "Peace Talks"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/10b1f3a1-62b0-4426-903d-74ec334ecf47_rw_1920.jpg?h=f56d1a3a51e7936081a77453e47b3c6b)
![Tucson book design typesetting of chapter page with custom illustration for author David Drum's book "Peace Talks"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/2f4618ab-b875-4f37-9f0b-3814b8eb336c_rw_1920.jpg?h=55655e7755d99ec87dff401f2b63b832)
![Tucson book design typesetting of interior page with custom diagram for author David Drum's book "Peace Talks"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/3973cdfc-b78f-41c9-9d75-66d05402b876_rw_1920.jpg?h=3786d96e6b037f3375e65b2a08250da4)
![Tucson book cover design of back cover for author David Drum's book "Peace Talks"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/2c01d493-9bad-4884-a523-62649868fb93_rw_1920.jpg?h=1b3851486fbcc6dbba7ef81794eb1779)
David Drum, Peace Talks
book cover, typesetting, illustrations, diagrams
![Tucson book cover design for author Trish Ryan's memoir "He Loves Me He Loves Me Not"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/368e1785-2b9e-4388-ba52-944b2d6585d5_rw_1920.jpg?h=14749436a9be96e5b8a66aed0794f74d)
![Tucson book design typesetting title page of author Trish Ryan's memoir "He Loves Me He Loves Me Not"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/7f44c19f-0473-4e2f-8eb4-d5d812693c8c_rw_1920.jpg?h=2de72e42cec385243c47721287df1ff5)
![Tucson book design typesetting chapter page typesetting of author Trish Ryan's memoir "He Loves Me He Loves Me Not"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/8e7da187-fdac-402d-9216-fa815a962df7_rw_1920.jpg?h=8a02d8ef643bf0292b36e93ab62f1be7)
![Tucson book cover design of back cover for author Trish Ryan's memoir "He Loves Me He Loves Me Not"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/2e93e157-1eae-4917-9ac4-e9f48f4bba93_rw_1920.jpg?h=0f9a3dd02f883ffd6ff2f473e6d7a622)
Trish Ryan, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
book cover, typesetting, photography
![Tucson book cover design for author David Drum's book "If It Was Easy Jesus Wouldn't Have Prayed For It"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/1b9aa750-8845-4471-b2b6-867b274b9172_rw_1920.jpg?h=349e2ed9b7b882b9a40c14470cb25a9a)
![Tucson book design typesetting of title page for author David Drum's book "If It Was Easy Jesus Wouldn't Have Prayed For It"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/7cc6048b-0477-4dcd-8cd1-622920f252c0_rw_1920.jpg?h=892f9f4a58c655e698650a86e65bfb13)
![Tucson book design typesetting of chapter page for author David Drum's book "If It Was Easy Jesus Wouldn't Have Prayed For It"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/f9b08cc0-9ba2-4976-9109-bff28c86a5d5_rw_1920.jpg?h=b14f2563c7d0f7578acb0388b9e815c0)
![Tucson book design typesetting of interior page for author David Drum's book "If It Was Easy Jesus Wouldn't Have Prayed For It"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/21643be3-976c-4581-8b6d-a494b40fd9bc_rw_1920.jpg?h=ba716eeb6b42af9ec84f62366c2efa32)
![Tucson book cover design of back cover for author David Drum's book "If It Was Easy Jesus Wouldn't Have Prayed For It"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/6b74f3c4-5b97-4c19-a08a-2147b5d565a5_rw_1920.jpg?h=0209420cd7faa3f299a946ec98a0c9ab)
David Drum, If It Was Easy, Jesus Wouldn't Have Prayed For It
book cover, typesetting
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/b28fc49c-b928-4ba5-a325-303819f77e6f_rw_1920.jpg?h=b00155cae3ec63e26f5eb3fc92fd0d16)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/3ecb9b95-1022-4439-b2c1-37cb5d52a658_rw_1920.jpg?h=5337cddfa2585a1a8a97806987c8a367)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/c70d56d8-f5c2-4d7e-836e-7d7f4fae8180_rw_1920.jpg?h=a9e9dbf431c44682bc1e5a4e228e7df8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/f913ab8c-1a5d-462b-a640-c14a601c124d_rw_1920.jpg?h=ffa313d47c30eb6ba4a6fd3eec8c752b)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/c75ec66f-33df-4648-99dd-2208985064fa_rw_1920.jpg?h=f60d6115184da1a131a314dc099162a8)
Ryanhood, Under the Leaves: Companion Book
book cover, Layout, typesetting
![Tucson magazine cover design for "Resonance: A Theological Journal"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/d61a0246-9573-404d-af04-8fb213b60cbd_rw_1920.jpg?h=824f5b5a011f6190d642518776788ab9)
![Tucson magazine typesetting for "Resonance: A Theological Journal"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/3415f26b-1709-41c2-a6ef-19a79772fc18_rw_1920.jpg?h=97370d989040ed10afa79fddaf43ef8e)
![Tucson magazine typesetting for "Resonance: A Theological Journal"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/903e8bcc-7017-45dd-8f6b-4b5117ad2e57_rw_1920.jpg?h=96dcc00a19766637c8a67a83dcf88831)
![Tucson magazine typesetting for "Resonance: A Theological Journal"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/3768a735-0d11-4d99-8b61-20c1d7946c9b_rw_1920.jpg?h=2ea11dacfbab2b78f8ef2d6316f66632)
![Tucson magazine typesetting for "Resonance: A Theological Journal"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/67d914fb-8984-4541-b0a3-aa5bc4f2e782_rw_1920.jpg?h=0a43caf3195be93ae7ab1952e0395909)
![Tucson magazine typesetting for "Resonance: A Theological Journal"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/25e97e21-23bf-4634-97cc-d8e0426e99f1_rw_1920.jpg?h=6afaa4467768e1f69cfabe912b0c19d1)
Resonance: A Theological Journal
"What is Ecumenical?" | Spring 2019
magazine cover, layout, typesetting
![Tucson bulletin brochure booklet graphic design for TEDx Tucson's 2018 Annual Conference "Connect the Dots"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/65a5fa6f-5597-47df-be94-dfcbb1acad6f_rw_1920.jpg?h=6444392dad73b275562829fe91e59b7d)
![Tucson bulletin brochure booklet graphic design for TEDx Tucson's 2018 Annual Conference "Connect the Dots"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/46843965-e49b-4224-ad13-1588349338f1_rw_1920.jpg?h=be00d4f9f96ea479d6ad4e4dc82100bf)
![Tucson bulletin brochure booklet graphic design for TEDx Tucson's 2018 Annual Conference "Connect the Dots"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/72c37326-37e0-4d6e-822a-9da26ae6c5bc_rw_1920.jpg?h=9d2530979652d005c7f5d272248d5352)
![Tucson bulletin brochure booklet graphic design for TEDx Tucson's 2018 Annual Conference "Connect the Dots"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fd9c12be-c4be-4a52-ba2b-ab55cab80821/657069d0-0152-4fbf-88cd-c7efe0785084_rw_1920.jpg?h=2a60b07b449fad4b85f3fbc216ac5dbc)
TEDx Tucson, Connect the Dots, 2018 Annual Conference Bulletin
Bulletin cover, layout, typesetting