Print | Jeff Merrick

Book cover for Ubiquitous Learning, published by University of Illinois Press.

A book cover for King of the Queen City, published by University of Illinois Press.

This is a book cover I made for the University of Illinois Press. The cover is one in a series, so the design had to be flexible and easy to update for future books. The background image is actually composed of two typefaces, so additional volumes in the series would have different type as well as different colors.

Beer, Frittes and Waffles

This is a fifty page book I wrote and designed for a class project. It chronicles my time in Brussels with a cartography and guidebook inspired design.

Visual Arts Research

A layout and cover design of the Visual Arts Research journal for a class project. The cover photo would be swapped out every issue.

Lonesome Cowgirls

Book cover for Lonesome Cowgirls and Honky-Tonk Angels for the University of Illinois Press. I worked with a provided photo and later a colorized version of the same photo.

The Eyes of the Skin

Typography project designing spreads for an architecture article, The Eyes of the Skin. All images are hand-made with spray paint, markers, letraset and other tools. Formal and strict elements cover more organic imagery to communicate the overall concept of the article.

Officials Training Schedule

Poster for the University of Illinois Campus Recreation Officials Training.

Block Party

Logo and poster to promote the Campus Recreation Block Party event.

Map of Virgin Gorda, B.V.I

A map created for the Guavaberry Spring Bay villa rental company to give to guests, allowing them to easily find different businesses and landmarks on the island.