Once we've aligned on fit and your studio window is reserved, we kick things off with a deep dive into your world — its era, atmosphere, and emotional truth. From there, the studio week begins. You'll receive a moodboard to sign off on before design starts, a full presentation midweek for feedback, and your completed Series Compendium by end of week. Every step includes your input so nothing gets built in the dark.

Yes — and this is something we take seriously. Every image, texture, and graphic element included in your Series Compendium is sourced with commercial licensing in mind. You'll receive documentation outlining the usage rights for each asset so you always know exactly what you're covered for.

Fonts are handled slightly differently. Some typefaces require individual commercial licenses that need to be purchased by the author directly — particularly for use on book covers that will be sold at volume. Where this applies, I'll flag it clearly and point you to exactly what you need. It may come at an additional cost, but you'll never be left wondering if you're covered.

No — and this is important to us. Every visual element in your Series Compendium is designed by hand using professional design tools, licensed photography, and carefully sourced assets from independent creators. No AI generated imagery. No synthetic illustrations. Nothing that compromises the integrity of your world or the creative community that surrounds it.

We never use AI to generate the visual assets that represent your series. Your Compendium is built by a human designer who genuinely loves this genre and takes the craft seriously.

Mostly just your imagination and your enthusiasm for your world. Once we've confirmed fit and reserved your studio window, you'll complete a detailed intake questionnaire that walks us through everything — your series, your vision, your inspirations, and the details that make your world feel real. No existing covers, logos, or brand assets required. We're building from the ground up.

You're actually in the best possible position. Building your visual identity before your first cover means every instalment launches with a cohesive, intentional look from day one. No retroactive rebranding. No cover one looking like it belongs to a completely different series than cover six.

The Worldmark Intensive is structured as two payments — 50% to reserve your studio window and 50% upon delivery of your Series Compendium. This keeps things simple and ensures your spot is secured before work begins.

No — and that's intentional. Worldmark House designs the visual system your covers are built from. The typography, palette, and symbolic marks that give your cover designer — or you, if you're designing your own — a clear, cohesive foundation to work within.

The Series Compendium gives you everything you need to bring your world to life in any format, on any surface, at any scale — covers, social graphics, merchandise, marketing materials, subscription pages, and anything else your world demands. Between the atmospheric imagery, textural elements, illustrated motifs, and typographic system you receive, the creative possibilities are genuinely limitless.

Your world will eventually need to live beyond the page. The Compendium gives you everything you need to bring it to life, everywhere.

Absolutely — and that's exactly what The Series Compendium is built for. The Worldmark Codex gives your cover designer, VA, or any creative collaborator everything they need — fonts, colour values, element files, and usage guidance — to produce cohesive, on-brand work without needing a lengthy briefing every time.