Book covers
Front covers for print and ebook, with the spine and back cover when the book is printed, and series designs that hold together.
Book covers, brochures & publications
Book cover and publication design
Publications live on a shelf, a desk or a bulletin board, so they have to earn a second look. Gravitait Design creates book covers, brochures, posters and collateral for authors, universities, schools and nonprofits, backed by twenty-seven years of print production.
Book covers
Including the Gem of the Golden Isles series for author Sandy Malone
A series needs covers that read as a set on a shelf or in an online store, while each book keeps its own mood. Books two, three and four share one type treatment and a consistent title lockup. The photography moves from a sunlit historic hotel to open salt marsh to a couple silhouetted on the beach.
Washington Adventist University
Poster series and event promotion
A poster series built on athletic photography and four short commands: Get in the Race, Stretch Out, Dig Deep, Finish Strong. For the groundbreaking of the university’s new music building in Takoma Park, “Building to a Crescendo” used a blurred, energetic concert image to announce the event.
Bristow Montessori School
School collateral system
A school prints a lot: brochures, flyers and stationery, often produced by different people at different times. Bristow Montessori’s collateral uses bright, warm photography of children learning and a consistent colour system, so every piece is clearly from the same school.
What’s included
Covers, interiors and everything printed in between.
Brochures and booklets
Program, admissions, services and fundraising brochures, from a simple tri-fold to a bound booklet.
Magazines and newsletters
Editorial layout and a reusable template for issues that come out on a schedule.
Posters and flyers
Event, campaign and awareness posters that read from across a room.
Collateral systems
A family of printed pieces for a school, nonprofit or business that all look like they belong together.
Print production
Press-ready files, paper advice, proofing and the press check.
How it works
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Brief
What the piece has to do, who picks it up, and how it will be printed or published.
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Concept
Cover or layout directions shown at real size.
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Layout
Full design with your copy and images, with proofs along the way.
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Files and press
Print-ready and digital files, and the press check if we are managing print.
A single cover or poster moves quickly; long documents depend on how ready the copy and images are. We plan the schedule around your print or launch date.
Questions
The things people ask before starting a project like this.
Do you design both print and ebook covers?
Yes. We provide a front cover sized for online stores and ebook readers and, for printed books, the full wrap with spine and back cover built to your printer’s template.
Can you design the inside of a book or booklet too?
Yes. Editorial layout of brochures, booklets, magazines and books is part of the same service, as are the annual reports shown on our annual report design page.
Do you work with schools and universities?
Often. Recent work includes posters for Washington Adventist University and a collateral system for Bristow Montessori School. Scope is scaled to the budget, not the other way round.
Can you manage the printing?
Yes: quotes, paper selection, proofing and the press check. Or we can prepare files for the printer you already use.
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Start a publication
Tell us what you are publishing, roughly how long it is and when it needs to be ready. You will get a reply within one business day and a fixed quote after a short call.
(410) 917-8605
Gravitait Design, Hanover, Maryland 21076
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