R3 / 16 / EditorialIdentity for an independent publisher
Fig. 1  The wordmarkRoman 3 · Italic 6 · One word
Concept

Statement, then aside

Awe stands upright in a drawn roman; somage leans into its own italic, cut from the same broad nib. One word in the two voices every good book is set in.

Fig. 2  The colophon
Primary
Reversed
Kiln
24 mm
12 mm
6 mm
Wordmark at 40 mm

Spines

Fig. 3  The shelf
01The Shape of Quiet02Notes on Distance03A Room Without Walls04Small Hours05What the Light Kept06Margins07The Long Afternoon

The essay series

Fig. 4  Covers 01 to 03
NO. 01 ESSAYS The Shape of Quiet MARA OSTEN NO. 02 ESSAYS Notes on Distance IAN FELL NO. 03 ESSAYS A Room Without Walls R. HALDANE
FOLIO 01
Fig. 5  Bookmark

Bookmark

Kiln board, cream foil, waxed cotton cord. The colophon reads first; the wordmark runs down the strip.

Fig. 6  Palette
Folio#F3EDE1
Press Ink#1D1B18
Kiln#B5532F
Deckle#E6DCCB