About Faceout


Design
Literate

Faceout Studio HQ entry door in Sisters, Oregon

We specialize in book design.
This focus deepens our expertise and sharpens our insight into the world of publishing. Our clients dig this.


Why
Books?

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.

Featured books and retro items on an organized bookshelf

Our Purpose
Is Simple

To illuminate unique stories
and ideas with
meaningful and beautiful
visual expression.

Strength in numbers

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.

SIR TIMMY

Tim Green

Jeff Miller

Amanda Hudson

SPEZ

Spencer Fuller

Molly von Borstel

Paul Nielsen

Elisha Zepeda

Amanda Kreutzer

Torrey Sharp

Emily Sixta

VLACH STEADY

Kelly Vlach

Some of our Clients

Kudos + Street Cred

  • Graphis Design Annual: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

    Graphis Poster Annual: 2019, 2021, 2023

    AUPresses: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023

    ECPA Top Shelf Awards: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023

    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

    AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016

    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

  • 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.

  • 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 

  • 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

Kudos + Street Cred

  • Graphis Design Annual: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

    Graphis Poster Annual: 2019, 2021, 2023

    AUPresses: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023

    ECPA Top Shelf Awards: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023

    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

    RGD Canada: In House Awards: 2016

    Bridgeman Images Cover Design Award: 2017

    AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016

    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

  • 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.

  • 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 

  • 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.

Retro items on a desk representing the style of the Faceout Studio brand
Faceout Studio HQ near downtown Sisters, Oregon