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The Little Book of Cannabis

Front cover design and interior chapter opening illustrations for The Little Book of Cannabis by Amanda Siebert.

 

Client
Greystone Books

Art Direction &
Interior Book Layout
Nayeli Jimenez

Services
Illustration
Cover Design

Accolades
PubWest 2019 Book Design Awards
Bronze — Adult Trade Book, Non-Illustrated
Bronze — Reference Book

 
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The cover design process starts with initial sketches to get a feel for the amount of type that will end up on the cover and general concepts that are eye-catching. Then it moves into quick digital explorations to try out type combinations and see if concepts stick.

 
Early cover iterations and explorations

Early cover iterations and explorations

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In the end, the decision was to simplify the cover so I added my own stylistic twist to the iconic leaf to use as the hero.

 

In addition to the cover, I also created fun chapter opener illustrations to summarize the topic of each chapter. My goal was to have a double meaning for each concept.

 
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