Author Archives: ariane

Issue no. 1 of a new journal

Seems like I’ve been posting a lot of covers lately! Here’s another one, for a new journal just published by the Friends of the Little Bighorn Battlefield, called Ghost Herder. The striking cover photo was taken by Bob Reece, the … Continue reading

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New Overland Journal

The spring 2011 issue of Overland Journal came out last month; here is a look at its mailing wrap. We started using a mailing wrap on OJ a couple of years ago. Prior to that, we did the mailing address … Continue reading

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Spokane archive online

The Northwest Room at the Spokane Public Library is putting some of their extensive photo archive online. Only a fraction is up so far, but that sample is a fantastic look at Spokane in its early days. I particularly enjoyed … Continue reading

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Right-o.

Brilliant historian, prolific author, and long-time editor Doyce B. Nunis Jr. died last weekend. While at the Clark Company, I worked with Dr. Nunis on Southern California Quarterly, which he edited for over forty years, until he turned over the reins … Continue reading

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2010 by the numbers

This year was my busiest one yet, and while counting up the number of books, I thought I’d look at some more numbers. It turned up some interesting data: 6,024 pages typeset 1,896 illustrations included in publications 18 books worked … Continue reading

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Upcoming issue of Overland Journal

The winter issue of Overland Journal is at the printer and will be mailed out next week, so I thought I’d share the cover, which I am particularly fond of. The photo was taken by Roger Blair near Gering/Scotts Bluff, … Continue reading

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Putting a Library of Congress image to work

Just for fun, I thought I’d post this CD cover that I designed for a friend who had a long road trip ahead of him. I’m using the image that I discussed here.

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Green, White, and Red review

In early 2009 I completed design and production work on Green, White, and Red: The Italian-American Success Story by Dominic J. Pulera. Dominic recently sent me copies of the 19 August 2010 issue of The Italian Tribune, which contained a … Continue reading

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Typefaces get noticed

The New York Times this week has an article on the different typefaces used in this year’s election signs. When I was in California a couple of weeks ago, Carly Fiorina’s campaign signs caught my eye. They looked hot pink–a … Continue reading

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The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Collection

When I was the editor of Overland Journal, I often needed high-quality images to illustrate articles, but I did not have a large budget for reproductions and use fees, which can add up quickly. Enter the Library of Congress Prints … Continue reading

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