Events › Book Cover Design: Using Visual Language to Reach Readers

The Inspiration Lab is proud to present this Creator Series event featuring graphic artist Tracy Hetherington, who will reveal how she designed the book cover for My Indian Summer, the award-winning novel by 2024 VPL Indigenous Storyteller in Residence, Joseph Kakwinokanasum.

What makes a book cover stand out on a shelf? How do you visually communicate a feeling that draws a reader towards opening a book? These are questions Tracy thinks about as she walks through libraries and bookstores. She’ll discuss visual symbolism, typography, and other design considerations for creating effective book covers.

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Tracy Hetherington is a graphic artist and illustrator with a background in fine art printmaking. She earned her BFA at the Nova Scotia University of Art and Design and completed a graphic design certificate through BCIT/Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Tracy ‘s artwork is influenced by graphic novels/comics, lithography/relief printmaking, and botanical illustration.

Tracy is also an avid library advocate, and worked for Surrey Libraries as an in-house graphic designer and their Marketing Supervisor from 2018-2023. In 2023, Tracy shifted careers to freelance illustration and design. She designed the book cover for My Indian Summer, the award-winning novel by the 2024 VPL Indigenous Storyteller in Residence, Joseph Kakwinokanasum.

For more about Tracy Hetherington, visit: Tracyh.ca

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