Authors: Legs McNeil with Jennifer Osborne & Peter Pavia
Publisher: Regan Books/Harper Collins

Above is a speculative design for The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry by Legs McNeil. It’s a fascinating, practically anthropological work based entirely on remarkably candid interviews with adult film actresses and actors, directors, and producers.

The Other Hollywood is an incredibly valuable text for any Gender and Women’s Studies course. I wanted its design to reflect its academic importance. I realize that, given its subject, many people might reject the book out of hand, so I wanted to make it approachable – something no bookstore (college or otherwise) would have a problem displaying. At the same time, I also wanted the book to reflect its subject.