Sticky Faith Innovation book release
On January 11, Fuller Youth Institute released Sticky Faith Innovation, by authors Steven Argue and Caleb Roose. FYI invited me to design the cover and interior and I am happy to share the final result!
Sticky Faith Innovation is guide for youth ministry leaders and teams. The book provides research, evidence, and skills to innovate in the area of youth ministry.
The book’s tagline “Compassion, creativity, and courage” speaks to the author’s process for collaborating on the book design.
So much compassion, creativity, and courage went into all of the details of the book. Steven and Caleb set forth the challenge to make this book feel like not only a book to read, but also a resource with which to really engage. To achieve that invitation to the reader, we focused on hand drawn elements: stars, mind maps, circles, and scribbles. We wanted to focus on the messy nature of forging a new path. The front cover features a mind map in white chalk over brown paper — the sort of paper you find in big rolls in art studios and workshops. It’s meant to cover tables and work surface as protection against spilled ink or dropped paint, but in my experience, it always serves as the spot where you sketch out an idea to discuss with a colleague. When solving a tough problem, that brown paper is usually where the solution emerges. The mind map motif continues inside on the front and back matter pages, as well as in the “how-to” sections of the book.
It was an honor to work on this book. I’m so happy for Steven, Caleb, and the whole FYI team involved in the success of this book. If you are a person who routinely works with young people, I can’t recommend it enough. FYI knows what they are talking about.
You can purchase Sticky Faith Innovation from FYI.
