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  • The ultimate repurposing. A lot of work and a little magic can bring extra value to an existing product. Our project management skills and production experience will be invaluable when bringing your more complex picture books to life. <h1>Project management, design, final art</h1>
  • Children’s and crossover titles are a particular passion at Xou. From series looks for the tricky teen male market to young women's fiction and junior non-fiction we have you covered. <h1>Project management, commissioning internal illustrations, design, typesetting</h1>
  • Xou is proud to have designed the most recent range of the Di Morrisey book jackets. As one of Australia's premier authors, the Morrisey brand requires the highest quality production standards supported by a strong and consistent look. <h1>Cover design, digital compositing, final art</h1>
  • Dr Karl Kruszelnicki's latest book was an opportunity for the Xou studio to operate in its element. Every aspect of the project, from commissioning photography and internal illustrations through to the cover design and typeset was managed by Xou to create this unique book. <h1>Project management, commissioning art, concept, design, digital compositing, typesetting</h1>
  • When Simon and Schuster wanted to revive the classic children's series Grug, Xou was brought on board as a production partner to recreate the books from the pre-digital area and bring Grug to life for a new generation. <br> <h1>Project management, scanning, colour correction, design, final art</h1>
  • We love the unique challenge each book brings and enjoy mixing it up across a wide range of genres and target audiences. We work individually or as a team to develop distinctive cover treatments that exceed expectations. <h1>Concept, design, illustration, final art</h1>
  • At Xou we are a mixed team of creative individuals. We complement each other to offer you different styles to suit your needs. Be it hand-drawn illustration, photographic composition or digital image generation. <h1>Concept, design, illustration, final art</h1>
  • High-profile author Tara Moss needed a dramatic and visually arresting cover treatment to reflect a genre departure. A combination of digital compositing and illustration resulted in an intriguing image that jumps out from the shelf. <h1>Concept, design, illustration, final art</h1>
  • Xou likes a good typeset, perhaps a little more than the next man. If you are after clean pages, a deep baseline, and a full digital workflow, Xou is the right fit for you. <br> <h1>Typeset design, typesetting</h1>
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