October 9th

Hours total: 42

Alright so I got an opportunity to make some headway with finding authors for the endcap panels.
So far today, I've spent close to 5 hours putting these together on CS5. Although I've not nailed down a typeface, font size, or quotes from specific authors, I do have the bulk of the following completed:
Margaret Atwood, Michael Cunningham, Philipa Gregory, Mat Johnson, Etgar Keret, Yann Martel, Haruki Murakami, Julie Orringer, Jodi Picoult, Karen Russell, Danzy Senna, Zadie Smith and Colson Whitehead. Not a bad start!

Basically I've created templates in CS5, inserted a large pdf, HI-RES image, and trimmed and arranged as necessary. For example, here's a photo by Christa Parravani, of the author Julie Orringer. I've eliminated the background, and right-justified in order to leave room for name, and quote. My goal here is to tie-in with the color scheme of Bexley Public Library, and yet keep the focus on author "faces" which I believe will increase the warmth, and stimulate interest and dialogue among browsers.