Stoep Collective Co-Founder, Megan Natasha Ross, in the Press

“The most organic designs come from multiple, close readings of the text.”

Kwanele Sosibo interviewed Megan about her creative process in designing book covers and typesetting books for publishers around the globe.

Botany seems to feature quite a lot in your palette. What does plant life evoke for you?

Life and energy. Botanical imagery also offers an alternate frame of reference or set of symbols than, say, the human body. I’m inspired by natural shapes, but also the moods and ideas that plants convey: the sexuality of flowers, the alchemy in leaves turning sunlight into food. There’s chemistry and magic and beauty all at once. 

“There’s chemistry and magic and beauty all at once.”

Read the interview here.