UNC Library Bookshelf Project

Project Overview

My role: Project manager, Illustrator

Date: 2022

Scope: Digital Illustration, Print Design, Brand Identity

Deliverables: Vinyl Stickers, Social Content

2022 PR Xchange Award Winner for Materials Promoting Collections, Services, Resources

As part of Library Communications team, I developed an illustration project to celebrate National Library Week and spotlight several campus libraries that don’t have their own dedicated buildings. I proposed creating curated “bookshelf” illustrations, each featuring a selection of titles chosen by librarians in their respective departments to highlight distinctive or meaningful works from their collections.

Inspired by Jane Mount’s Ideal Bookshelf style, I closely studied each book’s physical design, including its typography, colors, proportions, and cover imagery, and recreated those details by hand to capture the character of the originals. The finished illustrations were turned into sticker sets that allowed students to proudly represent the libraries they felt connected to. The series was enthusiastically received and helped bring visibility and personality to lesser-known campus library collections.

Digital Illustrations

 

Stickers

 
 

Social Media Content