Patricia Rasch, Designer
Cromwell, Connecticut
Books and book covers are a specialty.
First-time authors and self-publishers welcome.
Please browse my site—view my samples, my capabilities,
and
my tips on preparing your book manuscript files.
My specialties are books, magazines, newsletters, technical
reports — projects where tight organization aids
clear communication.
I also build advertising materials to coordinate with book projects as needed. And I have clients for whom I create only advertising pieces (such as political candidates from a neighboring city).
A few representative project titles are:
- Autism Spectrum Quarterly (±60-page magazine/journal, color covers, 2-color + 4-color interior — 22 issues so far) for Autism Spectrum Quarterly/Starfish Specialty Press
- Sword in the Boardroom and several other titles (paperback non-fiction) for Hanshi Warrior Press
- The Wall Street Traffic Light (non-fiction paperback) for John K. Harris, Ph. D., (contains more than 100 financial tables)
- Chance Murphy and the Battle of Morganville (paperback novel) for Kedzie Press
- Jasmine Sugar (paperback non-fiction on grief counseling) for Rowan Lake Publishers
- Real Strength, Real Muscle (paperback non-fiction, ±400 pages with 250 images) for Real Strength Publications
- Sankofa (paperback autobiography) for Ohemaa Press
- Super Silly Sayings that are Over Your Head: A Children's Book
of Idioms (hardcover children's book, finalist for Benjamin Franklin Award 2005) for Starfish Specialty Press
- Truck Company Operations (guidebook for Fire Department operations,
372 pages, approx. 120 illustrations, and approx. 150 images) for Fire Engineering (div. of Pennwell Publications)
- How Does Your IEP Measure Up? (book for educators on writing
effective Individual Education Plans for children with Autism/Asperger's
Syndrome) for Starfish Specialty Press
- The Mattabesset River: An eight year summary
report (data from water and macroinvertebrate collections with
interpretations, including graphs) for Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District
I also do informational illustration for certain projects. Please see my illustration website to view some samples.
The kinds of work I do . . .