BOOK COVER DESIGN + LITERARY brandING
Literary design for authors with main character energy
booking projects for fall + winter
booking projects for fall + winter
Embermood is a bookish chapter of Embermake, designed for authors who want their stories to look as good as they read.
We design for the ones who dog-ear pages without shame, mood read like it’s their job, and treat bookshops like sacred ground. The ones who understand that stories live beyond the spine and that how you show up online and on a shelf is part of the storytelling, too.
Our brands and bookish designs are crafted to linger in readers’ minds long after the final page. From author identities and websites, to covers, bookmarks, and launch keepsakes, Embermood brings your words to life, cohesively and creatively.
Hi, I’m Emelie—your bookish designer! I believe an author’s brand should carry the same magic, meaning, and intention as the stories they write.
Before I was a designer, I was always a reader—the kind of kid who lined up for midnight book releases, filled notebooks with stories, and was happy to spend hours tucked away in a library or bookshop. And really, none of that has changed; my love of stories still shapes me, and it’s what inspires the work I do today.
Through Embermake, I help businesses build their strategic brand identity. As an extension of that work, I am dedicated to supporting authors in shaping their personal brands so they feel just as intentional and compelling as the stories they write. With an extensive background in brand identity and web design, I’ve seen how the right visuals can elevate careers, encourage deeper audience connections, and create opportunities through focused exposure and engagement. This chapter of my work is about more than making things things beautiful—it’s about helping your story live beyond the page.
literary design for the romantics, the rebels, and the readers who finally wrote the damn book
literary design for the romantics, the rebels, and the readers who finally wrote the damn book
Branding + Websites for Authors
A story doesn’t end on the page, it carries into how you show up in the world. Through thoughtful branding and author websites, we help your voice take visual form, so readers recognize you before they’ve even read a line.
The Full Story
Brand identity + 5-page website
Your brand deserves more than a chapter—it needs the whole story. This package builds a complete visual identity and digital home for your work, giving readers, publishers, and partners the fullest picture of who you are as an author.
Brand Strategy Questionnaire
Art Direction + Brand Mood Board
Custom Logo Suite
CUSTOM BRAND MARKS / ILLUSTRATIONS
Brand Style Guide
5 Page Website (Squarespace/Showit)
Branded Link in Bio Page
30-Day Technical Support
Timeline IS 3-5 months
Investment from $8,150 CAD
The Binding
Brand identity + landing page
Like the spine of a book, this package holds everything together. A custom brand identity plus a single-page website that captures your author vibe and guides readers exactly where they need to go (straight to buy your book obviously).
Brand Strategy Questionnaire
Art Direction + Brand Mood Board
Custom Logo Suite
CUSTOM BRAND MARKS / ILLUSTRATIONS
Brand Style Guide
SINGLE Page WEBSITE (Squarespace/Showit)
Branded Link in Bio Page
30-Day Technical Support
Timeline is 1-2 months
Investment from $4,450 CAD
The First Page
Brand identity
Every story begins with a first page. This package gives you a distinct visual identity—crafted to reflect your voice and vision—so you can step confidently into the literary world.
Brand Strategy Questionnaire
Art Direction + Brand Mood Board
Custom Logo Suite
CUSTOM BRAND MARKS / ILLUSTRATIONS
Brand Style Guide
Branded Link in Bio Page
Timeline is 2-3 weeks
Investment from $2,100 CAD
Book Cover + Collateral Design
The details matter. Covers, bookmarks, stickers, launch pieces—each one a small extension of your story. Designed to feel like you, to linger a little longer, and to make your readers want to keep a piece of it for themselves.
The Jacket
CUSTOM COVER DESIGN [OPTION 1]
A clean, custom-designed cover that captures the essence of your story through design or character art.
DESIGN Questionnaire
STORY Mood Board
Full paperback wrap
e-book cover file
Cover illustration files
STANDALONE TITLE GRAPHIC
book cover mockups
Timeline is 1-2 MONTHS
INVESTMENT FROM $850 CAD
The Edition
CUSTOM COVER DESIGN [OPTION 2]
A more detailed, high-concept design for authors who want their cover to make readers stop and whisper I need that.
DESIGN Questionnaire
STORY Mood Board
Full paperback wrap
e-book cover file
Cover illustration files
STANDALONE TITLE GRAPHIC
book cover mockups
Timeline is 2-3 MONTHS
INVESTMENT FROM $1,450 CAD
Inked + Delivered
PR BOX / LAUNCH KIT
Your story, unboxed. A thoughtfully designed launch kit to celebrate your release—perfect for reader gifts, bookfluencer mail, or signing.
CUSTOM DESIGNED box or MAILER [1]
custom stickers [5]
custom bookmark [1]
postcard OR LETTER
BOOK SPECIFIC PRINT COLLATERAL [1]
Timeline is 3-4 WEEKS
INVESTMENT FROM $950 CAD
Spill the bookish tea, what’s your story?
Whether you’re bringing your first story into the world or refining your author presence, we’ll help you shape a visual foundation that feels true to your voice and rooted in your work. Please use the form below to tell us about yourself, your work, and what you’re hoping to create together
For the authors who’d rather spend their marketing budget at a bookshop—but know their brand deserves a main character moment.
Embermood is a book-focused extension of Embermake, an intimate design studio working with small businesses to create intentional brands and creative, value-driven strategies. Located in the burbs near Vancouver, Canada.
Embermake acknowledges its location on the shared, traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the scəw̓aθən (Tsawwassen) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations. We extend our gratitude to these First Nations for the opportunity to live and create on this beautiful land.
Our Bookish Services
Author Identity
Author Websites
Cover Design
Book Collateral
Launch Materials
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