Librarium
Librarium is a curation of critically acclaimed books. This magazine allows readers to try the first few pages of great books instead of reading reviews. Librarium is ideal for weekend trips when you are between books.
The magazine is broken into three sections.
Current
The first section is new release books that are recognized by their covers. The design reflects the existing book cover design in this section.
Well Vetted
The second section is for books which are too old to be new and too new to be classics. They are recognized by title and author instead of cover and are represented with curated illustrations.
Classics
The third section is for the classics, which are so well known by name and even plot that they have to be represented in a fresh way to bring life to these old gems.
Notes
Each magazine provides an area for the reader to take notes about the books in the issue for later reference.
Sneak Peek
The final pages of the magazine offer a sneak peek of the next issue’s featured book.
This was a two-month solo school project with the objective of learning advanced layout, typography, branding, and printing.
Roles: creative direction, content curation, branding, concepting, layout, and typography.
Tools used: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
Related Work Experience
I worked for Quarto Publishing as the sole designer on a series of licensed Disney craft books. I designed several covers and interiors. I created temples from these layouts, so that books could be added to the series by other designers.
I sourced assets from Disney’s archives, following their brand and character standards which were checked and approved by Disney. The budget was too tight for a photographer but the editor required photo-based step-by-step guides for children age 6-12yrs.
Challenges included: tight turnaround, high volume, complex brand standards for each character as well as Disney as a whole, incorporation of animated characters with photographs.
