OSP logoLogo plain B&WStar mark variationHero Forge icon
Background
Outlaw Star Press (outlawstarpress.com) is Chris Deichman’s publishing imprint—Albuquerque, New Mexico, Est. 2025—publishing bold fiction with a clear brand and production-ready book packaging. Role: founder/publisher design lead—cover design, art direction, icons/logos, and print-ready files. Working library for covers and icons managed in the OSP studio library
Cover and icon production is managed in a dedicated working directory on the studio drive—
book covers (full wrap systems, prelims, printer proofs), star/logo marks, banners, and related OSP branding.
Same production standards as commercial packaging: dielines/specs where needed, versioned art, print-ready release.
Working library
OSP studio library (covers, icons, logos)
Includes: book covers, icons/logo versions, business cards, banners, page embellishments, graphic projects, SOPs
Projects
Each with project background · assets from OSP working library
Post-apocalyptic frontier fiction for Outlaw Star Press. The cover needed to carry a harsh world—stripped landscape under an oppressive regime—while matching OSP’s bold brand. Working files live in the OSP book-covers library (Those Left Behind folder): options, exports for testing, and final cover art.
BriefDesolate world, resistance, high stakes; OSP catalog tone
ExplorationCover options and 6×9 treatments in working folder
Cover artFinal cover hierarchy for print/ebook
ReleaseCatalog and storefront-ready presentation
Cover option (6×9)Cover artwork export for testing
Novel · Cover design
The Saga of Shamus
Jason DeGray
Cover work from OSP working library
Project background
Mythic quest: a giant reduced to ordinary size, reclaiming himself. Humor and heart required a cover that still reads epic. Extensive working process in OSP/book covers/Shamus—backgrounds, face images, Ingram templates, and print exports (Perfect binding specs).
Working artBackgrounds, character, composition tests
TemplatesIngram/print layout specs and spine work
ReleaseFinal cover art for catalog and manufacturing
Working face/layout explorationCover presentationFinal-oriented cover art export
Novel · Author + illustrator collab · Printer-ready · Live
Prince Aiden and the Monster's Eye
Outlaw Star Press · Live on catalog
Live printer-ready cover · Partnered with author & illustrator
Project background
I worked with the author and the illustrator to take their files and build a complete printer-ready package—front, back, bleed, Perfect-binding wrap, and production export—so the final product was ready for print. The title is live on the Outlaw Star Press catalog (ISBN 9781969829024). Working directory includes preliminary studies, color cover flats, front/back rework with bleed, printer proofs, and finished-for-print finals.
Role
Collaborated with author & illustrator · Took their files → printer-ready production package · Live release
View live on outlawstarpress.com
Author + illustratorPartnered on brief, art direction, and source files
Ingest their filesReceived illustration and manuscript-facing assets
Printer-ready buildBleed, wrap, Perfect-binding specs, production export
Live releaseFinal product ready for print and live on catalog
Preliminary conceptFront cover (6×9 finished for print)Perfect-bound final export (rev2) · Live
Book cover · Process (working → final)
Twisted Yarns
Outlaw Star Press / publishing practice
Cover work from OSP working library
Project background
Cover development from working layout through bleed and final art—files in the OSP Twisted Yarns book cover folder and production archive. Same discipline as commercial packaging: structure, hierarchy, print-ready margins.
Working cover layoutCover with bleedFinal cover layout
Novel · Cover in development
The Dead Machine
Outlaw Star Press · Coming soon
Cover work from OSP working library
Project background
Next OSP title—cover and full wrap in active development in the OSP dead machine folder. Includes sketches, concept boards, wrap backgrounds, dieline previews, and high-res wrap finals. Shows process for a cover system before catalog release.
Wrap systemSpine-aware backgrounds and dieline previews
RefinementHigh-res wrap finals for review
NextCatalog release when title launches
Concept explorationWrap preview with dielineWrap final (no dieline) for presentation
Icon · Logo system
Hero Forge
OSP graphic projects · logos
Hero Forge icon · primary logo mark
Project background
Hero Forge icon and logo system from the OSP working library—concept studies through polished logo marks, text lockups, halftone treatments, and minimalist explorations. Working directory: OSP working library.
Role
Icon / logo design · Graphic identity for Outlaw Star Press projects
Working library
OSP studio library (covers, icons, logos)
ConceptExplorations and icon directions
Mark developmentLogo marks, text lockups, and variants
TreatmentsHalftone and minimalist refinements
Release filesProduction-ready PNG logo exports
Logo mark 1Logo mark 2Text logo lockupHalftone treatmentConcept studyMinimalist markExploration 2Exploration 3Exploration 4
Outcome
A living imprint system: star/logo identity (including the Hero Forge icon), finished covers (Those Left Behind, Saga of Shamus,
Prince Aiden, Twisted Yarns), and in-progress wrap work (The Dead Machine)—backed by a full production folder structure.
