Books & Catalogs
Worthy Rivals
Book Design
When it comes to Regionalist and Social Realist art, two of the best artists representing these styles are Nebraska’s own Dale Nichols and Terence Duren. Ashley designed and laid out this 152-page hardcover book of full-color artwork. In 2019, Worthy Rivals won the MPMA Publication Design Competition Award.
The book offers a glimpse into the lives of these two remarkable artists, showing the rich history of American Scene Painting forged on the rolling fields of Nebraska in the 20th century.
Denise Lemaster:
Canadian Foothills
Book Design
This exhibition catalog was designed for Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art in 2014. Denise depicts the feeling of interconnectedness of the viewer to the land through her simple yet bold and emotional oil paintings which focus on the foothills of the western Canadian countryside. The page layout and pagination are minimalistic to keep the paintings as the main focus.
蜃気楼
Shinkirou
Menu & Letterhead System
Shinkirou is a methodically designed Japanese restaurant. The menu was handmade using the Japanese stab binding technique. The interior pages have a foldout on the right side resembling an oriental Shoji room divider/folding screen.
Shinkirou means mirage.
The Kanji symbols that form the word are:
蜃 calm, 気 spirit/mind/air/mood, and
楼 watchtower/lookout.
Independent Study Book
(MWSU 2009)
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The Awakening by Kate Chopin
—Book Jacket Design
(MWSU 2007)
In 2018, Ashley designed a Dental Office Design Guide ebook highlighting 20 dental office design ideas.
Book of Nightmares
12-page handmade book
(MWSU 2007)
