Samples of Our Work
Our books are used as branding tools and marketing collateral, gifts, and legacies. We believe they should be as visually compelling as they are enduring. When we design a book, we are translating a story into a new form, and we take it seriously. You can flip through a few of our books here to get a sense of the breadth (and depth) of our book designs.
Sacred Spaces
The photographs in this book were taken over several years and the project originated when Thomas Schiff approached James Buchanan about working together. At that time, Buchanan was a professor and the Executive Director of the Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue at Xavier University in Cincinnati. One of the areas of focus of the Center’s work was interfaith dialogue and collaboration. Based on some initial conversations, Tom and James decided to produce a book of panoramic photographs of sacred spaces—old missions, churches, cathedrals, synagogues, mosques, and temples—across the United States, accompanied by an essay. Tom already had some photos but subsequently embarked upon a multi-year journey around the U.S., producing this stunning collection of photographs.
A Day in D.C. with the Forest Friends
Join the Forest Friends on their trip to our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., to tour the city and learn about the monuments.
Beauty in the Grove: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum by Phil Nuxhall
Beauty in the Grove is a stunning pictorial of a vast collection of history, art, architecture, and landscape that make Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum an international destination. Chapters are devoted to various types of memorial art and the magnificent landscape and horticulture that was world renowned when Prussian-born Adolph Strauch and local civil engineer Joseph Earnshaw designed and laid out the cemetery to resemble a landscaped park. There is much to celebrate in Beauty in the Grove. View this captivating and inspiring visual tribute to our nation's most beautiful landscaped “Garden of Eden.”
Cleveland Inside Outside by Jennie Jones
Cleveland Inside Outside is a visual odyssey through Cleveland by renowned photographer and Clevelander, Jennie Jones. Her photographs show everything, from the tiniest details in a radiator to a grand skyscraper in the heart of the city. The splendor within each of her photographs makes the reader exclaim, “This is not Cleveland.” Jennie’s photographs show us exactly what we have been missing. She has shone a light on Cleveland’s wonders. We are curious as to why they have been hidden in such plain sight and for so long.
Birds: Intimate Images by David Jeffery
Furtive glances, striking plumes, and other displays of ornithological grandeur dazzle readers at every turn in this latest offering from distinguished photographer David Jeffrey. In this exquisite volume, David invites you to join him as he trains his eye on the private lives of birds of the Atlantic and Gulf coastlines. Deftly captured with untold patience and skill, he leaves no feather unnoticed. You will witness their habits and habitats, partners and prey—and so much more—all in striking color and clarity. At a time when the global bird population is suffering a dramatic decline, these photographs aim to inspire a renewed appreciation and commitment to the survival of these magnificent creatures living in our midst. When they thrive, we do, too.
John A. Ruthven: An American Treasure by Jerome Alan Jackson and Bette Jean Schardien Jackson
John A. Ruthven: An American Treasure is the remarkable life story of one of our nation’s preeminent wildlife artists. Authors Jerry and Bette Jackson capture the character of a man who, in addition to his extraordinary ability to depict the natural world and all its creatures, is known for his unfailing enthusiasm, generosity, and gracious good humor.
John Ruthven embodies the values of the American heartland: values reinforced by his family, shaped by Cincinnati and its history, confirmed by his Navy service during World War II, and refined by the cultural and educational institutions where he learned about art and natural history. This biography is thus also a portrait of the city Ruthven loves and to which he has given so much.
Along the way, readers will also learn about the lives of birds; of America’s pioneer nature artists and the ingenious methods they invented, before there were binoculars and cameras, to observe and paint birds; and of the ways bird artists have shared their work with the public. Readers will discover the exacting discipline of nature art, the joy of exploration and scientific research, and the heartbreak of extinction.