Wordplay: Who We Are

Wordplay Publishing is a small, established publishing company who've been producing attractive and informative tourist and visitor guides since 1989.

Quality is our watchword - in all aspects of guide creation from concept and copy (or text) to layout and design. Attention to detail and high production values are always at premium. Only in that way can the superb quality of our guides be assured.

One of a series of walking guides commissioned by The National Trust for their outdoor properties across the Midlands, North West and Wales, UK. The structured guides include an introduction, timeline, 3D picture map and themed and colour-coded walks looking at points of interest. Commission a guide or other publication Click picture to see an enlarged version

A Dedicated Team

The production team is led by Tony Bowerman BA [Hons.]; Dip. Anth DUNELM, an anthropology and psychology postgraduate with a background in museums and commercial copywriting. His assured style, archive and picture research skills, and visual understanding combine to create some memorable pieces of work. He has a flair for explaining complex subjects to adults and children in an imaginative and stimulating way. Special areas of expertise include history, natural history and the environment.

Other team members include Chris Bullock [maps and diagrams], and Shawn Stippling [graphic design].

Photographs, illustrations, cartoons, and cut-aways are commissioned where necessary from a pool of skilled specialists. The end results really are exemplary.

 

Guides and Guidebooks: From Concept to Completion