Book design services for the design of trade books, self published books, and limited editions. Book design, cover design, and dust jacket design, for authors, publishers, museums, and university presses. My book design offers a sensitive application to digital typography, from a background in metal typography, handmade limited editions, and fine book binding.
For over twenty-five years my work with books has included:
• book composition, book design, Website design
• design using the computer
• making handmade books
• doing fine book binding
• fine printing with mechanical presses and handpresses
My undergraduate work was primarily in visual art including printmaking and photography.
Jeffrey Haste Book Design Box 542 Cumberland Maine 04021-0542 studio: 207 829 5038
SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Freelance design; book design; web design; book binding and book restoration. 1997-2011
Book designer, publisher, fine printer & bookbinder. Studio; Muse Press, 34 Danforth Street, Portland, Maine 04101. 1985-1995
Member, Advisory Board of Directors, Danforth Gallery, Portland , Maine (NAAO member): consultant, publications design, and exhibit curator. 1990-1994
Pressman, typographer, platemaker, The Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine, printing fine letterpress for museums, historical societies and universities. 1985-1988
Assistant to Richard Gabriel Rummonds of the Plain Wrapper Press (the Director of The Institute for The Book Arts) at the Graduate School of Library Service, University, Tuscaloosa, AL. Designing and producing books by hand, as a teacher of binding and as a freelance graphic artist for the University Development Office. 1981-1984
EARNED DEGREES & AWARDS
Maine Chapbook Design and publishing Award. 1994
ME Arts Commission Chapbook design and publishing Award. 1992
New England Foundation for the Arts grant for Insular Harmonies, a collaboration with Rebecca Goodale and Dennis Gilbert. 1990
MFA, University of Alabama Graduate School. 1984
McClellan Book Arts Award, U of A GSLS. 1982
BFA, The Rhode Island School of Design. 1974
Graduating Honors RISD. 1974
Scholastic Art Award, Commercial Design. 1965
EXHIBITIONS
The Curators Exhibit, Danforth Gallery, fall. 1998
Art of the Book, Portland Museum of Art, April – June. 1997
Artist’s Books: Text, Image, Form; Barn Gallery, Aug-Sept. 1994
Insular Harmonies, USM Art Gallery, Gorham, Maine, March. 1993
Artists In The Building, Danforth Gallery, Dec. 1991
To Support, To Acknowledge, To Promote; PSA – UMF Art Galleries. 1991-1992
The Maine Coast Artists Exhibit and Auction. 1989 & 1990
Crossover, Danforth Gallery Installation. 1990
The Artist’s Book, PSA Baxter Gallery. 1989
Union of Maine Visual Artists exhibit, Spring. 1989
Portland Public Library exhibition series, hand bookbinding. 1989
The University of AL Graduate Art Dept. Printmaking Exhibition. 1984
Bindings Influenced by Oriental Books, The New York Botanical Garden. 1983
The University of AL, GSLS Book Art Award Exhibit. 1982
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
American Craft Museum LA County Museum Cooper Hewitt Museum
New York Public Library Maine State Library Jack Lenor Larsen, Larsen Inc., New York
Portland Rm., Portland Public Library, ME Jim Mundy, Harp Publications, ME
Thomas Woodward Thomsem, ME Book Antiquarian
BOOKS & LIMITED EDITIONS
Book design for Deerbrook Editions 2002-20016
Poems from the Pond by Candice Stover 2007
A Celebratory Dinner at the Villa Costanza, including Authentic Abruzzi recipes, by Donato fortebraccio 2007
Prayer’s & Run-on Sentences, poems by Stuart Kestenbaum 2007
Ocean Drinker, New & Selected Poems by Carl Little 2006
Marlowe the Great Detective , children’s book by Katharine Whild 2005
My Godfather’s Italian Fish Tales; Seafood Recipes of Central & Southern Italian Influence, by Danato Fortebraccio 2004
Boy Land & Other Poems by Dawn Potter 2004
Poems: A Selection by William Claire 2004
House of Thanksgiving by Stuart Kestenbaum 2003
The Unexpected Aviary by L.R. Berger 2003
Following Their Footsteps by Stephen Clark 2003
Brothers of Morning by Martin Steingesser 2002
Home Movies, a collection of poems by Steve Luttrell, Big Bridge Press, book design. 1998
Presentation cases, Jim Daniels, photographer. 1996
Collecting for a College, presentation cases for the Museum of Art, Bowdoin College. 1995
This & That, poems by Steve Luttrell, Muse Press. 1995
Holding Patterns, by Candice Stover, Maine Chapbook Series, book design, Muse Press. 1994
The Voice of the Print; by Paul Caponigro. Muse Press. 1994
Julia Child’s France, 20 campaign presentation cases; Holt Hughes & Stamell agencyl. 1994
Conditions, book design, poetry by Steve Luttrell. 1992
Facsimile newspaper fragment, Anchor of the Soul, typography. 1992
LEXICA, an edition of 35 portfolios for The Marlborough Gallery NY & The Vinalhaven Press. 1992
The Elephant on the Tracks and Other Stories by John Rogers, ME Arts Commission, Muse Press. 1992
Red Goddess Poems by Karen Douglas, Cafe Review chapbook series, book design. 1992
Riding Buddha’s Bicycle by Pat Murphy, Cafe Review series, book design. 1992
A Noble & Dignified Stream, 3 deluxe full leather bindings for Neal Rolde & editors, York Historical Society.
A Campaign for Norway, 6 campaign presentation boxes; Holt Hughes & Stamell agency. 1992
The Vagaries, ten poems by Steve Luttrell, Muse Press. 1991
Five Etchings by John Hutlberg, 20 Portfolio cases, Richard Wilson & John Hultberg. 1991
Island Portfolio for Katarina Weslien, Charles Hewitt & Alison Hildreth. 1991
Cormorant Diving, a poem by Dennis Gilbert, prints by Rebecca Goodale, Muse Press. 1990
Salute to Authors Dinner, a keepsake for the Portland Public Library commemorative. 1990
Presentation cases for photographer Warren Roos. 1990
Whitebook, cases for photographer Jeff Stevenson. 1989
Holdfast, a collaboration with Rebecca Goodale, Muse Press. 1989
Voiceprints by David Walker, edition bookbinding for Romulus Editions. 1989
Inprofytible Boks, a fragment, opening from Barclay’s interpretation, “Ship of Fools,” PSA workshop. 1988
The Grateful Merman, collaborative keepsake with Pat Rossi & Laurie Downey. 1989
Oversized document archival portfolios; ME State Library/Rayer Conservation. 1988
The House On The Moon by Elizabeth Thomas, illustrated, designed, printed by hand, Muse Press. 1984
Return & Other Poems by Yannis Ritsos. Greek & English composition, Iron Handpress presswork and edition-binding for Parallel Editions, University AL. 1982-1983
The Origin of Sadness by Wright Morris, presswork, Parallel Editions. 1983
The Oak and The Carpenter, keepsake, Muse Press. 1983
Asseteague Refuge by Dev Hathaway, keepsake, Muse Press. 1982
A Blunder by Anton Chekov. A Christmas keepsake, Muse Press. 1982
A Blessing by James Wright, keepsake, Muse Press. 1981