Independent publishing studio · London / Brussels / Jakarta
You’ve made the music.
Now make the book.
Soi helps artists and their teams transform photographs, archives and untold stories into ambitious music books, from the first idea to the finished edition.
Books made with, published and stocked worldwide
Thinking about making a book?
You don’t need a finished idea, a manuscript or an organised archive.
Bring us the photographs, stories, hard drives, boxes and half-formed ideas. We’ll help you work out what the book should be - then take it from concept through to the finished edition.
Turn your book idea, archive or body of work into a clear visual direction you can use to develop, pitch, fund or pre-sell the project.
What You Get
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Discovery + creative direction
We work through the idea, material and audience.
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5 designed sample spreads
Enough to establish how the book looks and works.
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3 initial cover concepts
One chosen direction refined.
4
Visual system
Typography, grid, image treatment and overall look.
Frequently Asked Questions
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You don’t need to have the whole book figured out. An idea, archive, body of work or collection of material is enough. We’ll use the kickoff session to help shape the direction.
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5 designed sample spreads, 3 initial cover concepts with one refined, visual system, pitch/pre-sale mock-ups, final presentation PDF.
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ou’ll work directly with the SOI creative team behind our publishing projects.
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Most Book Direction projects are completed within 4 weeks of the kickoff session, depending on the material and feedback schedule.
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Your £1,000 + VAT deposit secures the project and kickoff session. We’ll arrange the session, go through the idea and material with you, and the remaining £2,500 + VAT is charged automatically one week later before design work begins.
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Yes. Part of the purpose of Book Direction is to give you strong visual material you can use to present the project, approach partners or sponsors, raise funding or begin pre-sales.
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Book Direction establishes the concept and visual system. It doesn’t include full-book design, editing, image licensing, printing, production or distribution. These can all be developed with SOI as the next stage.
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You can stop there and use the completed direction independently, or continue with SOI to develop the full book. If you want to continue, we’ll scope and quote the complete project separately.
What You Get
1
Discovery + creative direction
We work through the idea, material and audience.
2
5 designed sample spreads
Enough to establish how the book looks and works.
3
3 initial cover concepts
One chosen direction refined.
4
Visual system
Typography, grid, image treatment and overall look.