The starting point
The project began with an existing cover direction, a supplied 33-page layout and established story illustrations. The task was to bring those materials into one consistent cover and interior, not to create a new story or replace its illustrations.
The work needed a clear title and author hierarchy, continuity from front to back cover, a readable back-cover copy area and a comfortable reading layout inside.
Design and formatting decisions
The redesign connected the front and back covers through the book's Sky Realm imagery, giving the title, character and author name a coordinated hierarchy. Back-cover copy was placed in a defined area that stays readable against the artwork.
Inside, child-friendly typography, compact read-aloud lines and attention to the gutter supported the text and illustrations. Ownership and title pages introduce the book before the story begins.
What was delivered
A complete print package, ready for the author to publish.
- Full paperback cover wrap with coordinated front, spine and back
- 35-page formatted interior, including ownership and title pages
- Final cover and interior print PDFs with embedded fonts
- Bleed-ready interior pages (8.625 × 8.75 in) for the 8.5 × 8.5 in trim
Boundaries of the work
This project ended at file delivery. It did not include KDP upload, publishing, metadata work or Kindle conversion, and the story illustrations were supplied by the client. No sales or ranking results are claimed.
Original case study PDF (7 pages, 2.4 MB) ↗“Abdul outperformed himself in the creation of my children's book, Luma the Sleepy Star, and did so in a very timely fashion. All kudos to Abdul; I will definitely be using him again. He is highly recommended”