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Typography & Graphic Design
Shipwreck - By John Fowles
To help underscore Fowle’s book’s focus on nautical images, I created a painting based on a photograph by Costas Spathis.
Shipwreck – By John Fowles
Shipwreck is a book that contains text by John Fowles and photography by The Gibsons of Scilly.
Four generations of The Gibsons of Scilly captured the images of the various sailing vessels and steamers wrecked on the coasts of the Scilly Isles and West Cornwall from the 1860s onwards.
Typography & Graphic Design
Meet you in Hell - By Les Standiford
I wanted the book’s design to symbolize the making of 2 Pittsburgh legendary figures as well as the friction that existed beneath their partnership.
Meet you in Hell – By Les Standiford
Set against the backdrop of the Gilded Age, here is history that reads like fiction: the riveting story of two founding fathers of American industry–Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick–and the bloody steelworkers’ strike that transformed their fabled partnership into a furious rivalry. Author Les Standiford begins at the bitter end, when the dying Carnegie proposes a final meeting after two decades of separation, probably to ease his conscience. Frick’s reply: “Tell him that I’ll meet him in hell.”
The Design Process
From an old photograph to a brand-new book cover
Original Photograph
Mount Wahington, Pittsburgh, PA. 1951 – Photograph by Clyde “Red” Hare, CMOA Collection of Photographs
Painting
This is the painting I created using the imagery of Clyde “Red” Hare’s Photograph. I adjusted the look & feel of the train & added color.
Book Cover Design
I converted the color theme to more of a sepia tone keeping the color in the sky. Then I added a bold san serif font for the title and a serif yellow font for the author.
Final Book Cover
This is the final manufactured result of the layout design.
Typography & Graphic Design
The Lathe of Heaven - By Ursula K. LeGuin
This design reflects the book’s broad Sci-fi premise as well as the ethereal scenery of the American Northwest.
The Lathe of Heaven – Ursula K. LeGuin
The Lathe of Heaven is a science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. The plot concerns a character whose dreams alter past and present reality. The story was serialized in the American science fiction magazine Amazing Stories.
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