Winners 2013
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association presents the ECPA Top Shelf Award to promote and recognize outstanding book cover design in the Christian publishing industry.
The program focuses on the following DESIGN merits:
- appropriateness for the market
- level of conceptual thinking
- quality of the execution
The program is managed by Faceout Studio with covers judged by three top designers in the industry. Meet the judges.
ECPA congratulates the following 2013 program Winners:
Christian Living/Spiritual Growth/Social Justice
Snake Oil
Designer: Jon Valk
Jacket Illustration: Paul Hoffman
Art Direction: Jody Waldrup | Jericho BooksPublisher: HBG (Jericho, Center Street, FaithWords)
COOKING / Essays
We Laugh, We Cry, We Cook
Designer: Connie Gabbert
Art Direction: Curt Diepenhorst
Publisher: HarperCollins Christian Publishing | Zondervan
Memoir
God On The Rocks
Designer: Wayne Brezinka
Concept: Phil Madeira | Jericho Books
Publisher: HBG (Jericho, Center Street, FaithWords)
Non-Fiction - Biography
Called to the Fire: A Witness for God in Mississippi; The Story of Dr. Charles Johnson
Designer: Studio Gearbox / David Carlson
Cover Image: William James Warren, Science Faction/Getty Images
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Non-Fiction/Christian Living
Gray Matters: Navigating the Space between Legalism and Liberty
Designer: David Carlson/Studio Gearbox
Art Director: Paula Gibson
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Religion/Christian Life
Trade
Faithmapping: A Gospel Atlas for Your Spiritual Journey
Designer: Tyler Deeb, Pedale Design
Publisher: Crossway Book and Bibles
Letters and Life: On Being a Writer, On Being a Christian
Designer: Studio Gearbox
Publisher: Crossway Book and Bibles
Sex and Money: Pleasures That Leave You Empty and Grace That Satisfies
Designer: Faceout Studio
Publisher: Crossway Book and Bibles
The Fruitful Wife: Cultivating a Love Only God Can Produce
Designer: Connie Gabbert
Publisher: Crossway Book and Bibles