Sue Campbell on 07 May 2009
Praise
Praise for Higher Than Eagles
I’m not sure that anything you do from here on could make that image any better. It’s both dramatic, ethereal, and soaring. I never dreamed Sue could make this so gorgeous. Frankly, I was quite worried that the picture we sent you just couldn’t be adapted to look this good. How did it work out that everything wonderful landed on the same cover? I would be SO PROUD to carry around that book. Chris is happy, Bob is happy, I’m ecstatic. I don’t see how it can be improved in any way. I’m going to bed SO HAPPY. — Maralys Wills, author, Higher Than Eagles
Praise for 100 Years in the Nevada Governor’s Mansion
You should know I bought the Stephens Press Governor’s Mansion book simply for the beauty of the cover and inner pages! — Maralys Wills, author, Damn the Rejections, Full Speed Ahead
Praise For The Home for the Friendless
I am moved to tears. Even if the book were never to get published this graphic of your cover tells the story. It grabs you (me) and sucks me right in to 1937 and 38. It is powerful. … the cover has to grab the viewer and scream at him/her “Pick me up and read me.” That’s the feeling I got when I first saw the graphic. Wonderful. —Bob Peal (brother of author, Betty Auchard)
Please tell this woman the cover is BRILLIANT!!! How talented she is! — Don Elarton, Martelle, Iowa columnist
For Life with McDuff
I highly recommend Sue Campbell as the graphic designer for self-publishing authors. She did an outstanding job designing the cover and interior design for my book, Life with McDuff: Lessons Learned from a Therapy Dog. Her experience and expertise proved very helpful throughout the process. Most importantly, Sue was a joy to work with because of her patience, attention to details, and promptness. — Judy McFadden, Author
Praise for the You Are More Than Enough Achievement Journal, by Judi Moreo
Excerpted from a longer review: . . . this product is beautifully designed. Simply put, this is one of the most beautiful journals…of any kind…that I have ever seen. Every design element is well executed and the resulting piece is like a work of art. Truly beautiful! . . . Seldom do I award five stars and feel my rating is inadequate. Five stars for this product understates its beauty, utility, and value. —Dave Carpenter
Praise for the design of Education in the Neon, 50 Years of The Clark County School District
The Archive Committee LOVED LOVED LOVED the book! They couldn’t stop staring at it — especially John, the photographer. He was so impressed with the quality of the pages and the colors in the photos. You are truly an artist. Thank you. — Jami Carpenter, Editor/Project Director
About Passing Through, An Existential Journey Across America’s Outback, by Richard Menzies
Over the years, I’ve spent countless hours in the darkroom, straining to craft beautiful photographs–only to see them muddied up and murdered by clueless pressmen. To my infinite relief, the book was even nicer than I had envisioned. Much nicer, in fact! To this day people continue to compliment me on the layout, the typography, the first rate photo reproduction. I had nothing to do with any of that, of course, but still I take all the credit. Because–what the hey? My name’s on the cover! — Richard Menzies, Author
The production of the book is noteworthy. The author’s black and white photography helps to graphically tell the story. Passing Through makes a strong impression and this can be credited to designer Sue Campbell. As a coffee table book, “Passing Through” is physically large, which increases the overall impact. The graphic format (colors, layouts, fonts) come together to make the actual book as unusual as the stories contained within. —Delite Rancher, Phoenix, AZ (Amazon reviewer)
On the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue 50th Anniversary book
From the beginning, you expressed a “can do” attitude, especially with all the special requests we made along the way and you were very receptive to all the “curve balls” we threw at you during the editing stages. But you guys absolutely hit the ball out of the park! When I had one firefighter write, “I will be proud to pass this book down to my kids and grandkids…” I knew we hit the mark! And honestly, the final product was so much better than I could have ever imagined. You are truly a master of your trade! —Roy Lawson, Budget Analyst, LVFD
For Call of the Mountains, by Ann and Farley Olander
Anyone who opens the book won’t be able to put it down until she has at least browsed through it from beginning to end—the color photos and layout and design are indeed spectacular. — Jane B. Frick (Amazon reviewer)
This book is beautifully crafted and a complete delight.— Erica Skyrman (Amazon reviewer)
