For the 70th anniversary of the Israeli Embassy in Washington in May 2018, we were asked to design a commemorative photo book and a logo. The book honors 70 Americans (or groups of Americans) that have supported Israel over the years. Each received a spread of photos...
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Multi-Language E-Books for PAHO
Happy New Year! We wanted to draw your attention to a project we worked on across much of 2014. The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) asked us to design their new internal procurement guide as an e-book. The guide runs about 80 pages and includes a variety of...
Some Book Interiors
Over the last few months, we worked on a couple of complex book interior designs that are worthy of note. Sample images are at right (or above, if you're on a small screen), and if you tap on them you can see them larger. The first two images are from the book...
Sensical Design Featured in GDUSA for Green Design
The September issue of Graphic Design USA, a news magazine for the graphic design business, features their annual Green Design roundup. The story highlights eleven firms around the country that are committed to sustainable design practices. We're proud to say that...
Big Butts, Fat Thighs Book Cover
At right is the cover for the book Big Butts, Fat Thighs, and Other Secrets to Success by Laura Black. This self-help book for professional women is self-published by the author, who hired Sensical Design to produce it. She gave us a fairly specific brief for the...
Joaquim Nabuco Book Cover
The cover for the book Joaquim Nabuco: His Time and His Legacy, designed for the Embassy of Brazil in Washington, DC, and the Library of Congress. Nabuco was the first Brazilian Ambassador to the United States, serving from 1905 to 1910, when he died. Before that, he...
‘Among the Ancients’ Cover
We're currently immersed in the design of the first book to be published by our sister company, Ruka Press. The book is titled Among the Ancients: Adventures in the Eastern Old-Growth Forests. We designed a number of different cover choices, and last month put the...
Ruka Press Signs Author Joan Maloof
Our sister company, Ruka Press, has signed its first author, Dr. Joan Maloof. The details are over on that site. We're starting up the design of the book now, so watch for updates here over the next couple of months.