Beyond the Bookshelf will be a weekly series starting in 2025 in The News Graphic, a local newspaper serving Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. This series will explore uncommon items available for checkout from the library. I was asked to design the logo for the Beyond the Bookshelf section by News Graphic editor Lisa Curtis, as well as develop the title and tagline.
When designing the logo, I wanted to incorporate books to reflect the title while also showcasing the unique items available for checkout. I chose to feature a stack of books to represent the library, and because many of these items are not widely known, I integrated icons representing the items within the lines of the book pages to emphasize their hidden nature. I did something similar with the title, placing the words Beyond the Bookshelf between two lines, which was meant to represent either a bookshelf or the space between pages in a book, depending on how a person decided to perceive it.
