Safari and Florals are the first two editions of this editorial publication Coffee Table Book Design Series. The series focuses on nature photography with an emphasis on imagery, typography, form and negative space. I wanted these books to serve as a form of art and home décor in addition to providing effective visual communications.

FLORALS & SAFARI

COFEE TABLE BOOKS -EDITORIAL DESIGN

Creative Brief
To design a coffee table book that includes a masthead, front and back cover, spine, inside spreads. I chose to expand this brand identity by designing the first two editions of a coffee table book series that focuses on nature photography. The first edition showcased below focuses on Floral Photography and features inside spread page designs. The second edition displayed below highlights wildlife photography and includes a printed single spread magazine ad for the book.

Client
UC Berkeley Extension

Year
03/01/2022

Project
04

Course
Adobe Photoshop

04

2022

FRONT & BACK COVERS

Category:
Editorial Print Design - nature inspired Coffee table book series

Deliverable:
Two front cover, back cover & spine large book design mockups

  • Individuals of any age who enjoy floral or wildlife photography and are in the market for a large coffee table book to serve as décor in their homes. Also any photographers, graphic designers, artists and individuals who enjoy editorial design with a focus on striking imagery, typography and natural color.

  • Floral photography is a huge artistic medium that celebrates nature, color, imagery and lighting while capturing the simple beauty of the subject. Flowers are also a symbol of love and hold a special place in our society. I wanted to create a coffee table book that celebrates and showcases this striking photography while placing an emphasis on layout composition, typography and simplicity. Coffee table books often serve as both informational mediums and home décor as a form of art that is put on display, therefore the primary focus is placed onto the images while also providing snippets of information about the subject throughout the large book. I wanted to expand this idea with the addition of wildlife photography, as this subject celebrates the same features while also evoking feelings of reflection on the human experience.

  • To design a coffee table book series that consists of covers, advertisement, and inside spreads with a focus on imagery, typography, layout and color. To make it compelling, striking, elegant and chic while providing useful information on the subject of the photos. To create a book that could serve as a piece of artwork / display in a home.

FRONT & BACK COVERS

Category:
Editorial Print Design - nature inspired Coffee table book series

Deliverable:
Inside spreads & editorial print design

  • Personally, I’m a fan of large coffee table books that serve as both interesting mediums of information while also providing an artistic flare to the room in which they are displayed. I wanted to create a book that both celebrated nature photography while also displaying the images in such a manner that could serve as a piece of art in itself. In order to achieve this I utilized striking imagery and accompanied it with a unique yet elegant typeface and layout composition.

  • In order to create a striking, elegant book cover and inside spreads, I wanted to place the primary focus onto the breathtaking images that are included. In order to compliment and add emphasize to specific elements of these photos, graphic illustrations were added that highlight how the light hits the natural lines and curves of the flowers captured in the images. I accompanied these images with a simple yet elevated typographic style and layout that tie the whole composition together while remaining simple. The inside spreads of the book provide information on the subject while emphasizing the content of the imagery in order to keep the central focus consistent and image oriented throughout the readers experience.

SAFARI - PRINT ADVERTISEMENT

Category:
Advertisement design for the coffee table book titled “Safari” - Design showcased above

Deliverable:
Printed Magazine ad for coffee table book created above- single page spread feature

  • Abigail - Regular
    Big Caslon- Medium
    Acumin Variable Concept- Thin

  • All photo credits are displayed on spreads. Images by: Allec Gomez, Rona Wheeldon, Nelya Rachkova, Serafima Lazerenko, Annie Spratt, and S. Lange.

    Excerpt of text featured on spreads is from Longfield Gardens.

  • Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe InDesign