Montessori Teacher Books for The Math Institute based in Denver, Colorado. The books are three large volumes for teaching mathematics to adolescents (10 to 19 years) in a Montessori classroom.
Nikki M Group provided publishing services including:
design
typesetting
project management
illustration
creative artwork
studio photography
photo retouching
preparing press-ready PDF files.
Each Montessori book has an identifiable abstract 3D image that gives each book a unique identity.
Publication design
At the start of the project The Math Institute provided a sample design, which we improved by:
reviewing fonts for displaying mathematics
creating an equation workflow for typesetting
refining the publication design for optimal layout
developing a style guide for creating maths illustrations
preparing paragraph and character styles ready for production
setting up table styles for tabular data
generating artwork for optimal print output
maintaining brand style and identity.
Nikki M Group provided consultation and publication design at the start of the project in preparation for typesetting.
Example of an infographic from Teaching Algebra to the Adolescent – Volume 2.
Mathematics
Publishing educational books
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Nikki M Group is strategically located in Melbourne, Australia, and is perfectly placed to provide publishing services to local and international clients.
Providing typesetting to a publisher in a different time zone has many benefits. The Math Institute is based in Denver, Colorado, and is 16 hours behind Melbourne. We would have meetings early morning and late evening. The time difference was ideal for collaborating and handover.
Our typesetting services included:
Initial typesetting: laying out text, equations, illustrations and photos into a layout design.
Keying equations: Creating and typesetting 2048 equations over three volumes.
Video conferences: Production meetings with the team at The Math Institute.
Publishing workflow: Correction rounds from authors and editors.
Preparing press-ready files: Supplying files and liaising with the printer.
Over the three large volumes, 1302 pages were typeset in total.
Maths illustrations
Nikki M Group created 1268 mathematics illustrations across the three volumes. Illustrations ranged from simple to complex.
At the start of the maths series we worked with Michael Waski, the author, to:
design a style guide
create an artwork list
replicate Montessori materials to scale and with matching colours
develop creative artwork
illustrate complex mathematics.
Mathematics illustration for finding volumes of a revolution.
Fast facts
Total pages
1302
Client
The Math Institute and Great Work, Inc.
Market
Montessori Education. Mathematics for Adolescents
Publisher
The Math Institute, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
