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WOMANPRIEST

SERVICES:
Services: Book Cover Redesign | Book Movie Trailer Video Edit
Project Overview:
This project involved a full redesign of the cover for Womanpriest, a landmark spiritual memoir by Alla Renée Bozarth—one of the first women ordained in the Episcopal Church. Originally published in 1979, the update sought to capture the book’s enduring defiance and spiritual depth with a fresh, visually captivating design and an engaging promotional trailer.
The Challenge:
The original cover, while fitting for its time, no longer conveyed the dynamic message and emotional gravity of the memoir. It lacked the visual warmth and contemporary appeal needed to resonate with today’s audience, and it didn’t fully reflect the author’s legacy as both a spiritual leader and a pioneer in women’s ordination.
The Solution:
-Developed a modernized design concept that merged symbolic imagery with a clean, timeless aesthetic

-ncorporated colors, textures, and typography that reflected both reverence and resilience

-Produced a cinematic-style book trailer to visually narrate the memoir’s themes and draw in new readers

-Ensured visual consistency across both print and digital promotional materials
Reflection:
This project became a meaningful exercise in design as advocacy—translating spiritual and emotional weight into a respectful, inspiring, and contemporary visual language. The result is a cover and trailer that honor the book’s historical roots while speaking powerfully to a new generation of readers.

Old Design

redesigned

Design Process:
1. Research & Discovery:
Studied the book’s themes, historical context, and audience. Reviewed liturgical aesthetics and feminist design motifs. Compared various covers for religious memoirs to identify gaps and opportunities.

2. Moodboard & Color Exploration:
Explored soft gradients, purples, and cloud motifs to evoke spirituality and transcendence. Settled on a palette that suggests healing, defiance, and sacred space.

3. Typography:
Selected an elegant serif typeface with refined accents to convey authority and sacredness, while using directional flourishes to echo ancient texts and liturgical design.

4. Imagery:
Incorporated a reverent, full-color photograph of the author in vestments. This not only humanizes the story but powerfully places her in the role the Church once denied her.

5. Back Cover Layout:
Organized a mix of endorsements, bio, and narrative pull-quotes into a reader-friendly layout. Used subtle transparency effects and borders to unify the design.

book MOVIE trailer

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