About Faceout
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Design
Literate
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We specialize in book design.
This focus deepens our expertise and sharpens our insight into the world of publishing. Our clients dig this.
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Why
Books?
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Reading makes us better.
While books can certainly shape society and facilitate the free exchange of ideas, sometimes they just make us laugh or inspire us to push into new adventures. Bringing visual language to stories and ideas is what gets us up in the morning.
Our Purpose
Is Simple
To illuminate unique stories
and ideas with
meaningful and beautiful
visual expression.
Studio Team
We are a team that shows up ready to invest in each other, our craft, and our clients every day. We love what we do and doing it together makes us better.
Spencer Fuller
Let’er
Buck
Molly von Borstel
Paul Nielsen
Addie Lutzo
Kate Gendruschke
Amanda Kreutzer
Ask Me About Brazil
Torrey Sharp
Emily Sixta
Kelly Vlach
High Altitude,
Great Attitude
Brian mellema
Independent Team
Bret Hawkins
Josh Durham
David IRlanda
Brittany Schrock
Sara Pinsonault
Kitty Jardenil
Some of our Clients
Kudos + Street Cred
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AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016
Graphis Design Annual: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Graphis Poster Annual: 2019, 2021, 2023
AUPresses: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
ECPA Top Shelf Awards: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Graphis Packaging Annual: 2022
Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs): 2019
New York Book Show: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Print: 2003, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018
Washington Book Publishers: 2013, 2015, 2016
Publishing Professionals Network: 2016, 2023
RGD Canada: In House Awards: 2016
Bridgeman Images Cover Design Award: 2017
National Outdoor Book Award: 2014
Annual Design Awards/London: 2011
American Advertising Federation: National: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Local/Regional: 100+ over many years
Eye Magazine: 2009
IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards: 2008
Communication Arts: 2005, 2007
Bookbuilders: 2007
CMYK: 2006, 2007
Graphic Design USA: 2003
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The Best of Design HOW + Print publication
The Big Book of Packaging Harper Design
2 Colors: Low Budget, High Impact Maomao Publications, Barcelona, Spain
The Best of Business Card Design Rockport
Graphic Design and Religion GIA Publications, Inc.
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IBPA Publishing University: 2019, 2020, 2023
ECPA – PubU event: 2007, 2008, 2013 – 2015, 2017, 2022
AAUP – Annual Conference: 2006, 2010, 2022
Recourses / David Baker: 2014, 2017
Shanghai International Printing Week: 2014
Taipei Book Fair Foundation: 2013
AIGA – 20/20 Presentation: Make / Think Conference, 2009
Shanghai Press and Publication Bureau: 2008 – 2012
Various West Coast Universities
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AAUP Book, Jacket & Journal Show: 2006, 2010, 2022
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Awards: 2013
Golden Butterfly Awards (Taipei): 2013
IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards: 2009 – 2014
Beauty of Books in China (Shanghai): 2009 – 2012
EXTRA STUFF
The inner workings and musings
of the studio
Speaking sessions tailored
for students
Our imprint featuring favorite
public domain books
Marketing support for authors
and publishers
3D modeling system for books.
65 templates available.
