Prairie

EditorialCase Study2021

27 July

Written By Amber Ladd

Prairie
Project Info

Editorial & Publication
Typesetting
We worked with writer and poet Hayley Barkla to bring to life a series of intimate and personal poems in the form of a published book. Described by Hayley as “a garden”, Prairie is a collection of musings from a season of deconstruction and reconstruction in her own life. With themes ranging from faith to friendship, to habits to time, there is a deep ebb-ing and flow-ing weaved throughout the content which inspired many of our design decisions.

From the title logo and typefaces, through to the layouts on each page, there is an intentional feeling of movement and back-and-forth throughout. The structure of the manufactured book was highly considered, with the aim being to create a piece that felt raw and handmade, yet also elevated and of quality. Our goal was to create something that wasn’t immediately flashy, but instead more subtle in it's beauty. Manufactured with a textured paper cover and delicate inner pages, all of these elements ultimately brought the concept of Prairie, and the author’s words, to life.

Printing: McPherson's Printing
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