The 3:15 Papers

CLIENT TYPE: REAL CLIENT

INDUSTRY: RELIGIOUS PUBLISHING

DELIVERABLES: FIXED E-PUB DESIGN, TYPOGRAPHY SYSTEM, DIGITAL LAYOUT

YEAR: 2023

The 3:15 Papers is a fixed EPUB publication designed to make a dense body of theological research — covering biblical worldview and Christian apologetics — accessible and visually engaging for a digital reader. The client had everything written and organized; the design challenge was transforming a heavily structured Word document into something fluid enough to read, without sacrificing the integrity of how content and imagery were meant to work together.

  • Open book spread displayed on a tablet showing the Introduction section. The left page features a full-bleed abstract watercolor image in soft sage and mint tones, credited to Freepik. The right page opens with a coral asterisk divider, followed by t
  • Open book spread displayed on a tablet showing the chapter opener for Biblical Worldview Framework Number 1: Creation. The left page features a dark teal background with the chapter title in white, and the right page opens with a drop cap paragraph a
  • Open book spread on a tablet showing two distinct layouts. The left page features a large coral pull quote, editorial body text with scripture references in teal and coral, a recommended reading citation, and a small open book icon. The right page op
  • Open book spread on a tablet featuring a full-width atmospheric photograph of a lone figure standing in a vast desert landscape at dusk, credited to Jacob Owens on Unsplash, above four columns of continued editorial body text from the Fall: Evil chap
  • Open book spread on a tablet showing the conclusion of a chapter on the left with a coral subheading, summary paragraph, recommended reading citations, and a book icon, alongside the opening of a new Worldview Topic section titled "The Bible" on the
  • Open book spread on a tablet featuring a centered photograph of an open Bible resting on a stone surface in natural light, credited to Aaron Burden on Unsplash, flanked by three columns of editorial body text covering manuscript evidence, archaeologi
  • Single page displayed on a tablet featuring a sepia-toned photograph of a wooden cross on a hillside, credited to Daniele Franchi on Unsplash, alongside a large coral pull quote defining justification, followed by a scripture passage in italics and a

Format decision — A fixed EPUB rather than a reflowable one was a deliberate structural choice: because images were sequenced to correspond with specific passages, a reflowable format would have broken that relationship every time a reader adjusted their font size. Fixed format kept the design intact.

Type system — Screen legibility drove every type decision. Avenir for body copy — clean, open, and designed for digital reading. Unna for titles, subtitles, and pull quotes — enough editorial contrast to create hierarchy without competing with the content.

Color palette — Restrained and intentional. The palette needed to feel modern without drawing attention to itself, keeping the visual weight in service of the message rather than the design.

Navigation system — Clickable internal links and external source references were built into the layout from the start, allowing readers to move through the material freely — the structure of the publication working the same way the content asks its reader to think.

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