Project Description: Awake Book was a passion project for Grace Midtown, featuring original stories, art, poetry, and photography from over 40 congregants. Printed in full-color offset, the publication captured diverse life journeys across ages and backgrounds.

I led the creative direction from concept to completion, organizing contributors, shaping the narrative, and guiding the project through production. The logo, inspired by an opening eye, reflects the theme of “becoming awake,” and the narrative below served as the creative foundation for both the book and its accompanying promo film.

Credits:
Creative Direction & Editor-In-Chief: Abany Bauer
Managing Editor & Art Direction: Hannah Stewart
Art Direction: Sarah Christopher
Editor of Photography: Mary Claire Stewart
Cinematography: Johnfrank Dieguez
Illustration: Rachel Eleanor Phillips
Copy Editor: January Holmes