fine books & book design
Cover & Interior Book Design, Long-Form Typesetting, Bookbinding, Print Management
As an avid reader, passionate typographer, and hobbyist creative writer, books of all kinds are some of my favorite things to design—from covers to the finest details of interior typesetting.
This page showcases a collection of small-run fine books of varying types.
three seasons
A Subjective Consideration of the Minnesota Porch
The essay on porches you never knew you needed. Written and illustrated by Monica Sheets, this little volume will have you examining and questioning this ubiquitous architectural feature like never before. Designed in conjunction with Andy Sturdevant and published by Birchwood Palace Industries.
24 pages. Edition of 50.
Birchwood Palace — Magers & Quinn — Quimby’s
Printed Matter — Draw Down Books

the limits of knowledge by charles matson lume
Book Design — Artist’s Book — Print Management
The Limits of Knowledge (For William Bronk) by Twin Cities-based artist and professor Charles Matson Lume is an artist’s book comprised of multiple sequences of abstract stills taken from video footage shot by the artist.
Softcover perfect binding with French flaps, interior flap printing, and blind deboss on the front cover.
92 pages. Limited edition of 40.
essays on the theory of numbers
Book Design — Fine Typesetting — Bookbinding
Digitally produced and printed, this hand-bound double pamphlet features custom glyph ornaments based on Greek characters and handmade cover paper. The text, excerpts from Richard Dedekind’s Essays on the Theory of Numbers, features intensely detailed typesetting and a neo-classicist layout.
24 pages. Limited edition of 3.