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Vancouver’s Women in Blue is a chronicle of the names and histories of women who served in the Vancouver Police Department; from the first appointment of a woman to the VPD in 1904—who was hired to provide care for female prisoners—to 1975 when Canadian laws mandated gender equality for recruiting and hiring standards. Although many challenges remained for women serving in the VPD, the new law saw the end to the department’s Women’s Division and set the course for women to serve as fully operational police officers. Carolyn Daley, who spent 28 years in the force and reached the level of Deputy Chief Constable, reveals many of the gender-based double standards that women in the VPD often faced and takes readers through the historical transformation of the VPD into a more gender-friendly era.

Carolyn Daley’s work on creating this book is featured in a interview as well as the cover photo in the Federation of British Columbia Writers’ WordWorks magazine (2021, Volume I), and the book’s cover is included in the cover image of issue 2021, Volume II.

Kato Design and Photo’s brief for this project included the cover and title page.

Published by Ruddy Duck Press

info@ruddyduckpress.ca

ISBN: 978-1-9992792-0-2

8.5 × 11 inches, 286 pages including many photos throughout.

Order your copy here

Vancouver artist Kiku Hawkes released two editions of her book, Gold Mountain Tableaux: epigraph in conjunction with a studio gallery exhibition of the same title in the 2018 Capture Photography Festival, Metro Vancouver’s high-profile celebration of local and international contemporary photography.

Gold Mountain Tableaux: epigraph presents the second iteration of the artist’s on-going Gold Mountain Tableaux project. It consists of photos Hawkes made in the early 1980s, documenting buildings and streetscapes in her Strathcona neighbourhood. She was prompted to do so by the rapid changes that were taking place—wanting to capture the essence of the area before its irrevocable transformation.

The first iteration of Gold Mountain Tableaux, consists of 42 toned and hand-coloured portraits of Strathcona and Chinatown residents that Hawkes made during this same time period. Book editions are also planned for the portraits.

The 12 × 9-inch limited edition is printed on archival Mohawk Superfine Eggshell cover and text stock; bound with Chicago Posts, which allow for the insertion of additional pages as the artist expands upon Gold Mountain Tableaux.

The 8 × 6-inch perfect-bound edition is for broader distribution.

In addition to the artist’s introduction, the text includes a foreword by Andy Yan, a native of Strathcona and director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University, and “sing, chickadee, sing” a poem written especially for this book by acclaimed poet and long-time Strathcona resident, Daphne Marlatt.

Kiku Hawkes’ work has been exhibited across Canada and won international awards in art and commerce.

To purchase the artist’s books or hand-printed archival photographs please inquire at  jan@katodesignandphoto.ca

The design brief, working in collaboration with Behind the Book, required a bold cover to support the novel’s compelling narrative, interior page design for easy readability, and an ebook compatible with all e-readers.

“Norm Cuddy’s Return of the Jaguar skillfully takes the reader on a thrilling and perilous journey across the Baja desert and into the mountainous jungles of Chihuahua, weaving a gripping story around the carnage that took place in Chiapas.”

Norm Cuddy’s widow found in his desk drawer the completed manuscript for Return of the Jaguar several months after he passed away. With the help of author services company, Behind the Book, she completed the final copy edit and fulfilled Norm’s vision of publishing his spell-binding novel.

Available on Amazon.

Invitation to Beauty is an engaging book that combines poetic verse meditations with colourful photos to provide guidance for experiencing more beauty in life. Together the meditations and photos speak of beauty’s depth and varied dimensions: the idea of beauty as a sanctuary; the grace that boldness, liberty, and forgiveness release into our lives; beauty’s power to affirm and renew. Let the interplay of images and words relax and inspire you while illuminating a path to a rich, satisfying life.

Enabling its author to achieve the most effective sales at her workshops and presentations, this book is published in a traditional print run. And to maximize distribution it is also available in print on demand editions.

For more information and to order visit Begin with Beauty Publications

Also available at Indigo.ca and Amazon

A 64-page ABC book for kids and adults, alpha bones candy, features Modern Tanka poems that are short, musical and humorous; black and white illustrations you can colour; and objects you’re invited to search for in each illustration. Poems and illustrations encourage hugging moments for reader and child. This book is a whole lot of fun!!

To find out more visit Lp Camozzi’s website: https://lpcamozzi.com/books

Also available at Ouistitine and Amazon

This Earth is Ours: 30 Organic Years Along Nature’s Path, is a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Nature’s Path Organics, a multiple award-winning family-run organic foods company that is an advocate for sustainable farming practices, non-GMO foods, and fair trade, as well as community gardens and other food security and community-support initiatives.

This project included design, layout, typesetting and photo prep for the interior pages: 11.5 × 8 inches, 224 pages, including over 370 images—most in colour.

As a private publication, this book is not available for sale.

Interior page design by Jan Westendorp / Kato Design and Photo.  The cover design is by Andrew Bagatella/Whitecap Books.

“From table settings to backyard gardens and pantry items, this book teaches you everything you need to know about Russian food.”

Published by Whitecap Books and graced with beautiful photos by Tracey Kusiewicz at Foodie Photography, the interior page designs for Russian Cuisine: Traditional and Contemporary Home Cooking incorporate elements to make it a practical and useable reference, while embracing styles that harmonize with its traditional and contemporary subject matter. Informative sidebar text, notes on ingredients and methods, as well as excerpts from the memoir of the author’s mother appear throughout the book.

Available on Amazon

The design project for this book of poetry features the cover design and interior page layouts.

Cathy Ford’s first poetry book in many years includes 7 x 9-inch page dimensions to accommodate long lines. The author of 14 previously published books of poetry, Cathy Ford is a former member of the League of Canadian Poets and a founder of the organization’s Feminist Caucus.

Find out more at Mother Tongue Publishing

Also available at Amazon

This book design project features a soft-cover with French flaps and interior page layouts—incorporating photographs, drawings, and poems throughout, along with a 42-page portfolio of historic photographs of Vancouver made by Curt Lang in 1972.

Written by Claudia Cornwall and published by Mother Tongue Publishing, At the World’s Edge is a 288-page biography of Curt Lang; a legendary Vancouver beat poet, artist, photographer, intellectual, and entrepreneur.

You can find out more at Mother Tongue Publishing and at Claudia Cornwall’s author website

The brief to design Recipe for Disaster and Other Unlikely Tales of Love included a retro-look cover and interior page designs incorporating graphics of cooking implements.

One of the fine challenges was to make the relatively short manuscript—approximately 35,000 words—into a book of 100 pages and maximize its spine width.

Find out more about this book and Mother Tongue Publishing here.

Available on Amazon