Vern Associates offers a complete range of design and publishing services, providing top-quality illustrated books to museums, cultural institutions, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and trade publishers. Our services include:
Design and Production
- Design of jackets, covers, interiors, and promotional/sales materials
- Typesetting
- Layout
- Art-program development; picture research and editing
- Art cataloguing
- Organization of picture archives (in concert with publication development)
- Liaison with separator, printer, and binder
- Color correction
- Press approval
Editorial
- Project management
- Manuscript development and writing
- Ghostwriting and copywriting
- Line and copy editing
- Proofreading
- Index compilation
- Production editing
Development, Marketing, and Sales
- Develop/produce project proposal
- Develop/produce sample design and sales materials
- Consult with client on commissioning author(s)
- Assist organizations with initiating and managing in-house publications programs
- Target project placement with trade publishers and university presses
- Negotiate contracts
- Develop/produce marketing and public relations programs and materials
- Assist client with distribution and fulfillment