Sample book

I’ve been holed up in my office for the last several days working on getting that coffee table book designed and out the door. I even unplugged myself from the internet, known as Most Evil of All Time Suckers, to keep myself free of distractions.

The layouts I kept fairly simple: about 2 to 3 images per pet, lots of white space, no two-page spreads or creases to worry about. Nevertheless, and not really surprisingly, each page took about FOREVER and two days to cobble together. Forever. To make them worth the effort, I’d have to charge about $999.99 per book. That’s the bad news. But for the one piece of bad news I give you TWO pieces of good news!
1) Any subsequent printings of the same book would only cost $100.00! So yay! $1099.99 for two custom coffee table books of your beloved pet! And
2) if indicators are correct, these books will come out kicking some major butt.

Here is a little sampling of the contents. It’s going to be a hardcover, 8×8 hinged book (will lay flat when opened). The first 20 sides are of dogs, the next 20 of are cats.

This is the cover. Back, spine, and front.

“fresh & candid pet photography” is my current tagline, and I’m trying to drive that point as many times and in as many places as possible. Used the official FOCStudio font throughout, and the official FOCStudio colors of sea blue (is there an actual name for this shade of blue?) and orange.

Of course as official mascot of Fat Orange Cat Studio, Veebs gets the last word. The last photo cracks me up. He looks all squished the way he flattens the top of his head when he yawns. And crinkles his nose so violently that there are two deep creases running down it. And that scratchy tongue that looks like a swooshy slide. Not to mention those little fangs, which love to tear into Cat Chow and roast beef.

I can’t wait to see how the final product turns out. Then I can more properly judge if $999.99 for a book is appropriate. Heh.