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Design project management for authors and publishers of children’s books and software for educational and trade markets.
We are based in Oxfordshire and include major and minor publishers in our client list including Oxford University Press, Penguin, Pearson, Macmillan, Harcourt, Parragon, Firecrest and Ransom. We also design books for self-publishing authors.
If you would like us to work with you on a project please contact John Walker on +44 (0)845 8388707.
We additionally design websites for freelancers, small businesses and organisations. We create websites ideally suited to people who will want to add to the website themselves to keep their site fresh with news and updates.

@PublishingSpy all for golden age of pulp fiction etc but would prefer Simak or Dick to L Ron Hubbard. in reply to PublishingSpy 2 days ago
Designing vampire classic Carmilla by JS Le Fanu for Penguin Active Readers. Hope 2 find ace artist for it. 2 days ago
Too long since last designed business cards. Forgotten how small type can go. Much smaller than books. 6 days ago
Designing Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" for Penguin Active Readers . Love designing books & having a good read! 2 weeks ago
http://bit.ly/cJyFs4 the need for editorial input for self-publishing authors. First of many advisors an author needs! 3 weeks ago
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Firecrest: Project Learning – Mammals

This is a buy-in from an Australian publisher. The original was in mono with inconsistent typography. But the text was good, so rights were bought and we were asked to repackage the book with Firecrest’s artwork to produce new layouts. An Einstein boffin character is used to raise issues and mediate the learning.

(The © watermark is not art of the design! LOL)

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Firecrest: Day and Night – Everglades

Lavish fold-out books describing animals and plants in their habitats. We have begun the second book which covers the Everglades. A beautiful fold-out spread pictures the flora and fauna of the habitat, and subsequent pages work through each example. These designs were done for the Bologna and Frankfurt book fairs. We are now working on them for publication in the USA.

Day fold-out ©Firecrest Publications 2009

Everglades Day ©Firecrest Publications 2009

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Firecrest: Animal Faces

Concept book design of pages for wide-format reference books featuring close-up illustrations of a variety of animals from different habitats. This book concentrates on Arctic and Antarctic animals.