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
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
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.
