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Korn Ferry

Book design

5 Graces of Leadership, a calm and giftable book for Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison.

Open 5 Graces of Leadership book spread with a large serif headline over black-and-white night-sky photography.

Overview

I designed 5 Graces of Leadership, a book by Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison. The content was personal and reflective, shaped around stories of reconnection after the pandemic, so the design needed to feel calm, intimate and considered.

Client
Korn Ferry
Role
Freelance creative
Discipline
Editorial
Timeframe
2021–2022

Outputs

  • Book design
  • Cover design
  • Editorial system
  • Alternative format explorations

Selected outputs

  • The 5 Graces of Life and Leadership book by Gary Burnison, with a grid of black-and-white photographs on the cover.
  • Alternative red diary-style 5 Graces book open to a quote page and a dated journal entry.
    Diary-style spread exploration.
  • Alternative 5 Graces cover exploration with bold black type layered over yellow hand-lettered words.
    Typographic coffee table book exploration.
  • Alternative red cloth-bound 5 Graces hardcover with a silver-foiled numeral 5 and matching spine.
    Diary-style book exploration.
  • Typographic 5 Graces spread with a large black quote page in serif and yellow type.
  • Typographic 5 Graces spread with black-and-white city photography and yellow hand-lettering.

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