---
title: "Bookmaker"
description: "A workspace connecting tasks, books and people."
language: en
canonical: https://cardinali.studio/en/dev/work/bookmaker/
author: Emanuele Cardinali
---

# Bookmaker

A workspace connecting tasks, books and people.

MY ROLE: Project management, design and development

Publishing project · operational software

## The need

A small publishing house in Rome needed to bring processes, assignments and deadlines together. The core problem was knowing where each book stands, who owns each step and what is preventing progress.

## The work

I handled project management, design and development, structuring the workflow around books, formats, production cycles and tasks. Print and ebook formats can share tasks; reprints and new cycles retain their history. Overview, personal tasks, team tasks and calendar offer different views of the same work.

## The project outcome

The public demo makes the catalogue, book records and assignments explorable with sample data. It documents the interface and workflows built. The product presentation also covers smartphone use, Microsoft document links and AI assistant proposals that require approval.

## Interfaces and visual decisions

A bookmark identifies the product. DM Sans, a paper background and lime accent form the foundation. Categories, statuses and priorities have distinct visual roles, supported by text labels and symbols as well as colour.

## RELATED SERVICES

- [Web apps and business software](https://cardinali.studio/en/dev/web-apps-and-business-software/)

## Inside the project

### A publishing model

Book → formats → production cycles → tasks: a structure separating a title from the work needed to publish it.

### An explorable demonstration

The button opens the demonstration workspace directly. Explore the overview, catalogue and team workflow.

## Style book

- Paper #F7F8F2: Workspace background
- Ink #262B25: Text and headings
- Lime #D7F46A: Primary actions and selection
- Purple #B59AFF: Text and editorial
- Pink #F4A1D0: Design and production
- Cyan #6ED8DF: Digital
- Caramel #D2B297: Rights and contracts
- Orchid #DFA2EC: Publication

- DM Sans: One family for the workspace

### Category ≠ status

Purple identifies editorial work, not completion. To do, In progress, Waiting and Complete are expressed through dedicated labels.

### Priority, lateness, blockers

These represent different facts: importance, a missed deadline and an obstacle to resolve. They are not collapsed into a single colour.

### One card, several contexts

Task and book records retain recognisable names, owners and statuses across lists, boards, calendars and phone views.

## Live references

- [The workflow model](https://bookmaker.cardinali.studio/#metodo) — Formats, production cycles and shared tasks.
- [Identity and components](https://bookmaker.cardinali.studio/#identita) — The public presentation of the visual language.

[Try the Bookmaker demo](https://bookmaker.cardinali.studio/app.html#dashboard)

Explore a demonstration newsroom. If the sign-in screen appears, email and password are prefilled: choose Accedi. This is a shared demo that saves changes online; use sample data only.

[Explore the product](https://bookmaker.cardinali.studio/)

## THE NEXT STEP

Tell me what you want to build or which task you want to simplify. Our first conversation helps clarify goals, priorities and the information needed for a proposal.

[Let’s discuss your project](https://cardinali.studio/en/dev/#modulo-contatto)

Email: emanuele@cardinali.studio

+39 329 154 6295