book+publishing
A book asks for a different kind of patience. I love shaping long-form ideas into something people want to hold, explore, and return to—from the architecture of the pages to typography, pacing, imagery, and production details.
My experience spans concept development, editorial collaboration, cover and interior design, print management and publishing.
The best books feel inevitable when they’re finished—as if story, form and every detail were always meant to belong together.-
30A Living
by Lynn Nesmith
A timeless hardcover coffee-table book celebrating life along Florida’s scenic 30A corridor. Featuring stunning architecture, art, and lifestyle photography, 30A Living captures the essence of coastal luxury and community. Multiple reprints have kept this regional classic in high demand.
Design360 provided: full creative direction, editorial design, photography coordination, prepress, and print management. Digital asset organization, companion website, and social media content creation.
Specs: Hardcover + Dust Jacket | 240 pages | 10” × 12”
Author: Lynn Nesmith
Publisher & Design: Design360 -
30A Style
by Lynn Nesmith
A follow-up to 30A Living, this collectible volume explores the signature design aesthetic of the Gulf Coast through architectural photography and intimate interior stories. Also reprinted due to ongoing demand.
Design360 provided: concept and layout design, photo editing, print production, digital asset management, companion website, and social media rollout.
Specs: Hardcover + Dust Jacket | 192 pages | 10” × 12”
Author: Lynn Nesmith
Publisher & Design: Design360 -
Dogs of 30A
by Tonia Shatzel
& Keri AtchleyA joyful tribute to the beloved dogs and people of Florida’s scenic 30A communities. This title quickly became a local favorite and has officially sold out.
Design360 provided: creative direction, photo curation, layout, typography, print management, and all digital assets including companion website and social promotions.
Specs: Hardcover | 160 pages | 9” × 11”
Author: Tonia Shatzel & Keri Atchley
Publisher & Design: Design360 -
The Adventures of the Almost 10 Pound Beastie
by Keri Atchley
A whimsical children’s book following a pint-sized pup with a huge imagination and heart.
Design360 provided: illustration, story development, typography, and print production, plus website and social media tie-ins for author brand building.
Specs: Hardcover | 48 pages | 8.5” × 11”
Author: Keri Atchley
Publisher & Design: Design360 -
Coastal Dune Lakes
by Nic Stoltzfus
A captivating hardcover book created to accompany the award-winning documentary film by environmental filmmakers Elam and Nic Stoltzfus. Celebrating the rare dune lakes of Florida’s Emerald Coast, this title has been reprinted several times due to its popularity.
Design360 provided: complete design, photography coordination, editorial direction, prepress, and print management. Developed website and digital campaigns to support the film’s release.
Specs: Hardcover + Dust Jacket | 200 pages | 10” × 12”
Author (Client): Live Oak Production Group – Elam & Nic Stoltzfus
Publisher & Design: Design360 -
The Great Florida Cattle Drive
by Nic Stoltzfus
A historical and cultural companion to the documentary film, chronicling the heritage and spirit of Florida’s ranching legacy. This title has seen multiple reprints, continuing to engage audiences across generations.
Design360 provided: creative direction, editorial design, photography coordination, print production, digital asset management, website, and social campaign creation.
Specs: Hardcover | 200 pages | 10” × 12”
Author (Client): Live Oak Production Group – Nic Stoltzfus
Publisher & Design: Design360
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great book begins —
with You.
Our team takes the time to understand your story, your audience, and your goals, crafting a smooth, customized path from first draft to beautifully printed, published work.
Your book deserves the same level of strategy, artistry, and execution we bring to every design project. Our publishing process rests on four pillars: editing, design, printing, and marketing — all supported by hands-on guidance and industry expertise.
A glimpse inside the books….
Gold Medal
FAPA Award
A book titled Coastal Dune Lakes: Jewels of Florida's Emerald Coast received a gold medal for visual arts in the Florida Book Awards. The Florida Book Awards are associated with the Florida Publishers Association (FAPA).
The book and related film projects, produced by Elam and Nic Stoltzfus, highlight the unique geology and ecology of the rare coastal dune lakes found primarily in Walton County, Florida. The film and book have also won Tellys, Davies, and an Emmy.
as seen in Emerald Coast Magazine
Follow This
Father and Son Duo
Document Florida’s Precious
Coastal Dune Lakes
Rare Waters
May 31, 2016
Courtesy of Filmmakers Elam and Nic Stoltzfus
Beyond the famous sugar-sand beaches of the Emerald Coast, another reason the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast is such a distinctive place is because it is home to 15 rare coastal dune lakes.
Lakes such as these are only found in a few other places around the world, including remote parts of Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
In an effort to help educate the Emerald Coast community and bring awareness to the area’s coastal dune lakes, Blountstown-based filmmaker Elam Stolzfus, in collaboration with his son, Nic Stoltzfus, partnered on the production of a one-hour, high-definition documentary. Elam is credited with direction and cinematography, Nic with screenwriting. Working with them were Eric Schrotenboer, who created the musical score; Rick Hord, who provided narration; and Joey Dickinson, who served as film editor.
Under the name Live Oak Productions, the evocative and informative film “Coastal Dune Lakes: Jewels of Florida’s Emerald Coast” features dozens of environmental experts, activists, community leaders and residents in telling the story of the history and current plight of the rare geological gems located in Bay and Walton counties — not to mention the flora, fauna and wildlife that take refuge in and around them.
“We’re storytellers,” said Nic Stolzfus following a recent screening of the film at the Emerald Coast Science Center in Fort Walton Beach. “Our interest in making this film was to help educate about the environmental story in Florida through these lakes.
“We just felt the story needed to be told so the public can better understand how special the lakes are and how they function,” Stolzfus said. “If that results in helping to protect and preserve these natural treasures for future generations, then we’ve succeeded.”
The documentary — which was a year and a half in the making — first aired on public television stations in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi on Earth Day in 2015 and aired nationwide on PBS last July, resulting in three Emmy Award nominations overall (for documentary, music and screenwriting) and four Telly Awards for the father-son film team. The film was featured at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival in New York City and the Orlando Film Festival.
The Stolzfuses also have published a 119-page hardcover companion “coffee table” book and produced as a 10-track CD the musical soundtrack to the documentary — all under the name “Coastal Dune Lakes: Jewels of Florida’s Emerald Coast.”
The book recently received a gold medal for visual arts in the Florida Book Awards.
This is the fourth environmental film for Elam Stoltzfus, who has produced documentaries on the Everglades. With the success of the coastal dune lakes film, book and CD, he and his son are tackling the topic of the Great Florida Cattle Drive — a 55-mile trek in which 500 cattle are herded through Central Florida — through a “historical and cultural lens.” That film is slated to be released in partnership with Tallahassee-based WFSU-TV in 2017.
What is a coastal dune lake?
“The most inclusive scientific definition I have heard about dune lakes comes from Errol Stock, a geoscientist from Australia … Dad and I met him in September 2014 when we traveled to Australia to do a comparison study of the Down Under dune lakes. Here is his definition: “‘I would say any object which has sand … and water that can pool there for a period of time, that would be a dune lake. And around the world, there are so many different settings where you can get to make a dune lake.’”
— Excerpt from “Coastal Dune Lakes:
Jewels of the Emerald Coast”