The Sly Studio
We are a design studio with offices in Midcoast Maine and Minneapolis, working across editorial and communication design, branding, and web. Our practice spans book covers and interiors, visual identities, websites, and promotional materials, with a particular focus on service-based brands in the food and wellness space.
We collaborate closely with major publishers, authors, and mission-driven organizations, approaching each project with creativity and a strong emphasis on storytelling.
Our clients include Studio Nex-sës, Springs & Slings Pilates, Holy Shift, Giada De Laurentiis, the Humane Society of the United States, the Women’s White Collar Defense Association, and a range of leading book publishers.
Books we’ve designed have appeared on The New York Times Best Sellers list, and our work has been featured by BuzzFeed, Gothamist, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, PSFK, and Swiss Miss.
Amy Sly
Chief Creative Officer
Amy Sly is a multi-disciplinary designer living in Rockport, Maine, with her husband and two dogs. She cut her design teeth in New York City as a book designer for Penguin Random House and now runs The Sly Studio—a team of creatives that is equal parts book design and branding studio. Amy loves collaborating with businesses and brands to elevate their products and offerings through impactful design and meaningful connections with their audience.
Before founding The Sly Studio, Amy worked in-house as the Director of Design of Wieden+Kennedy Sharp Stuff (PDX), Adjunct Professor for Portland State University School of Art and Design (PDX), Art Director for Giada De Laurentiis’ digital magazine (NYC), Art Director for Slice Magazine (NYC), Art Director of BuzzFeed (NYC), and as a book designer for Clarkson Potter, the lifestyle and cookbook imprint at Penguin Random House (NYC).