MY ROLE IN THE PROJECT: DESIGN OF THE LAYOUT, COVER AND ILLUSTRATIONS

MY GOAL WAS TO TAKE THE READER BACK IN TIME NOT ONLY THROUGH THE STORY BUT ALSO WITH THE VISUAL APPEARANCE. THE DESIGN PROCESS WAS BASED ON HISTORICAL RESERCH AND INSPIRED BY OLD BOOKS.

LAYOUT – SOME COMPONENTS I TOOK FROM THE OLD DESIGN INCLUDE: A NARROW COLUMN AND FONTS THAT IMITATE PHYSICAL ONES (NOT FULLY PRINTED, AS IF THE BOOK WAS MADE BY A TYPESETTER).

ILLUSTRATION – THE FIRST STEP WAS TO DESIGN VECTOR IMAGES. I THEN TRANSFERRED THEM TO LINOLEUM AND CUT THE ILLUSTRATIONS OUT. THIS WAY I WAS ABLE TO COMBINE THE CLEANLINESS OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND THE EXPRESSION OF PHYSICAL PRINTS. ILLUSTRATIONS ON THE COVER ARE EMBOSSED ON CANVAS, AND WHEN OPENED, YOU CAN SEE THE LINOCUT EFFECT.