I thought it might be helpful to share my process for creating a website for Joseph Grammer, an author looking to create a platform from which he can grow readership for his fiction and promote his work. There were several challenges present in this project—a limited budget, a lack of precedent, and lack of close familiarity… [Continue Reading]
Designing a book cover: COCOON KIDS by Joseph Grammer
It’s always a pleasure to make art for art. I was really happy to work with Joseph Grammer on his book of short stories. Cocoon Kids is a collection of stories about people from all walks of life and the relationships they find themselves in. There’s a man who isn’t capable of love unless… [Continue Reading]
How I work: designing a cover for Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina
Not too long ago, Aleks Jakulin of publishing startup Ganxy alerted me of a really great initiative. Recovering the Classics is a project organized by The Creative Action Network to crowdsource fresh new looks for beloved books (Zing! You guys need a new slogan?), in order to reignite interest in classic literature. Obviously, I signed up… [Continue Reading]
Death in the Andres book cover
First of all, this is a great piece of fiction. Mario Vargas LLosa takes you on a whirlwind exploration of a Peruvian clash of old and new, superstitious and productive, magical and violent. I read this book in one sitting. It’s just a cherry on top that I also really like the cover. It’s strange,… [Continue Reading]
Off-Topic Post of Notable Importance
Everybody needs a partner [in crime]. Happy anniversary, Yozhik.