Vancouver’s Lifeguard Legend

“Ruby Smith Diaz (l.) examines the life of Joe Fortes, a Black lifeguard in Vancouver, during a time of rampant racism, exploring his legacy and identity through research, personal reflections and poetry.FULL STORY

 

Raven ever more

February 17th, 2016

With her business partner Glenna Collett, book designer Fiona Raven of Vancouver-based Fiona Raven Book Design has self-published Book Design Made Simple (12 Pines Press / Sandhill $59.95), a 500-page guide to designing and typesetting a book for non-designers and designers alike. A self-taught book designer since 1995, Raven has had far-flung clients from Japan, Saudi Arabia and Tonga. Born in England, she first arrived in Vancouver in 1964.  978-0-9940969-0-6

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