tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26217354547786913282024-03-13T08:26:52.586-07:00John Herreid Design + ArtHerreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-80429380839101927952011-06-01T12:46:00.001-07:002011-06-01T12:56:34.677-07:00Toward the GleamSo, what to do with a book which features a protagonist based on a rather famous author but who is never named?<br /><br />Well, in the case of Toward the Gleam I thought of evoking the author's art without copying it. Trouble is, I am not talented enough to do it myself.<br /><br />But I did know someone who is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gXgMukt20rk/TeaY_In57DI/AAAAAAAAAPk/ZleORX-XOd8/s1600/sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gXgMukt20rk/TeaY_In57DI/AAAAAAAAAPk/ZleORX-XOd8/s400/sketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613342195977940018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's the sketch I sent off to illustrator and artisan Daniel Mitsui. He sent back a much more detailed sketch which needed only minor revision, and the final artwork arrived very soon after.<br /><br /><a href="http://danielmitsui.tripod.com/artwork/books.html">You can see the original black and white illustrations he did here</a>. (I loved the cover so much that I got permission to have him do a title page as well)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LzB1FIqh4ek/TeaZFQoq1xI/AAAAAAAAAPs/P8Jl39EzIFU/s1600/towardthegleam_3d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LzB1FIqh4ek/TeaZFQoq1xI/AAAAAAAAAPs/P8Jl39EzIFU/s400/towardthegleam_3d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613342301207844626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's the final cover. It's in solid spot colors: black, cream, and metallic silver and gold. I had to create separate "plates" for each color in Photoshop and layer them to get the effect you see. It looks even better in person due to the spot-gloss.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-18929279058158667322011-02-11T15:17:00.000-08:002011-02-11T15:22:43.409-08:00Padre Pio Under Investigation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M8ojBJTr2lI/TVXEtf-INOI/AAAAAAAAAPM/g8oDKlQKlsE/s1600/padrepioUI.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M8ojBJTr2lI/TVXEtf-INOI/AAAAAAAAAPM/g8oDKlQKlsE/s400/padrepioUI.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572576399896098018" border="0" /></a><br />A new book detailing the Vatican investigation of Padre Pio, with documents from the Secret Archive.<br /><br />I wanted Padre Pio to look isolated and lonely on the cover. The crucifix at the top is a photo I took in Lisbon, from a cathedral that collapsed in the big earthquake they had in the 18th century.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-79759003835337998532011-01-06T09:02:00.001-08:002011-01-06T09:05:45.623-08:00Manalive : book version<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TSX1tkyG0bI/AAAAAAAAAPA/d57hnB9ECVc/s1600/manalive.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TSX1tkyG0bI/AAAAAAAAAPA/d57hnB9ECVc/s400/manalive.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559119478375502258" border="0" /></a>Click for a bigger view. I previously designed an <a href="http://herreid.blogspot.com/2009/06/manalive-audio-book.html">audio book</a> version of this.<br /><br />I wanted the lettering to look hand lettered, but also wanted more precision than I had on the audio book. I laid out the type, printed it, and traced over with pen by hand to get the look I wanted.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-52022483548574770212010-11-18T08:27:00.000-08:002010-11-18T08:28:53.771-08:00Belgian Abbey Tripel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TOVUMBiPUCI/AAAAAAAAAOs/poWe4iz8er4/s1600/tripel.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TOVUMBiPUCI/AAAAAAAAAOs/poWe4iz8er4/s400/tripel.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540927482096472098" border="0" /></a><br />This is the second year that I've brewed a Christmas beer to share with friends and family. This is the label for this year's brew.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-4679597942276165772010-11-11T08:50:00.001-08:002010-11-11T08:53:21.516-08:00The Inklings, Tolkien, Williams, and Lewis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TNwfBUyzWHI/AAAAAAAAAOk/1bRYPxneyFM/s1600/tolkiensketch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 333px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TNwfBUyzWHI/AAAAAAAAAOk/1bRYPxneyFM/s400/tolkiensketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538335749380986994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TNwe-0HavYI/AAAAAAAAAOc/Oqj3YNJMS8I/s1600/williams_sketch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 333px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TNwe-0HavYI/AAAAAAAAAOc/Oqj3YNJMS8I/s400/williams_sketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538335706249346434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TNwe6_5b1uI/AAAAAAAAAOU/uWtOWfbC7xQ/s1600/lewissketch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 333px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TNwe6_5b1uI/AAAAAAAAAOU/uWtOWfbC7xQ/s400/lewissketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538335640692446946" border="0" /></a>Sketches created for the <span style="font-style: italic;">Looking for the King</span> <a href="http://www.ignatius.com/promotions/looking-for-the-king/">website</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt_rMtKhPuo&f">trailer</a>.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-83302061962672086272010-10-28T12:48:00.000-07:002010-10-28T12:51:43.814-07:00Recent DVD covers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TMnUN7iFkwI/AAAAAAAAAOM/Xh8BAb9h0Ik/s1600/nun.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TMnUN7iFkwI/AAAAAAAAAOM/Xh8BAb9h0Ik/s400/nun.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533186952985416450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TMnUH-IxvXI/AAAAAAAAAOE/Z_A2vQLpP6c/s1600/edithstein.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TMnUH-IxvXI/AAAAAAAAAOE/Z_A2vQLpP6c/s400/edithstein.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533186850605350258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TMnUA27ueHI/AAAAAAAAAN8/wxrS1xDhWrM/s1600/MFK-M.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TMnUA27ueHI/AAAAAAAAAN8/wxrS1xDhWrM/s400/MFK-M.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533186728412477554" border="0" /></a>Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-17422043497900996522010-10-13T08:36:00.001-07:002010-10-13T08:39:51.156-07:00Puttin' on the Ritz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TLXSJoTJckI/AAAAAAAAANs/xPZMK7dn8pI/s1600/ICE_F-P.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TLXSJoTJckI/AAAAAAAAANs/xPZMK7dn8pI/s400/ICE_F-P.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527555180545536578" border="0" /></a>My cover for the Ignatius Critical Edition of Frankenstein gets <a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com/2010/10/covers-of-frankenstein-ignatius.html">a nice review at Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein Blog</a>. Just in time for Halloween!Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-35375792258964278502010-10-13T08:17:00.000-07:002010-10-13T08:29:38.942-07:00Looking for the KingAnother cover that was worked, reworked, etc.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TLXP9_dFajI/AAAAAAAAANk/NIcq3VTvTiw/s1600/lookingking.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TLXP9_dFajI/AAAAAAAAANk/NIcq3VTvTiw/s400/lookingking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527552781579545138" border="0" /></a><br />The initial draft was based on poster designs from the 1930's. I did a rough version (incomplete faces and hands on the figures, illustrated in Adobe Illustrator with textures added in Photoshop), but it was thought that it looked a bit too cartoonish.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TLXP1oJh_RI/AAAAAAAAANc/3SEy5bEOqBo/s1600/LFK-H.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TLXP1oJh_RI/AAAAAAAAANc/3SEy5bEOqBo/s400/LFK-H.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527552637884562706" border="0" /></a><br />After a few more drafts, we ended up with the final, which brings together several scenes and themes from the book. I used several photo elements, including one photo I took myself (the figure with the spear). The end result looks a bit more "Narnia" and less retro. The author was a great help in identifying things that needed to be on the cover.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-38507568468252376732010-07-20T07:40:00.000-07:002010-07-20T07:42:45.959-07:00Illustrations for Gilbert magazine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TEW1ujT-nhI/AAAAAAAAAM4/VW4yq594mgY/s1600/hulots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TEW1ujT-nhI/AAAAAAAAAM4/VW4yq594mgY/s400/hulots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495998731633204754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TEW1qmd0zcI/AAAAAAAAAMw/N_btobiAT5Y/s1600/lost.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/TEW1qmd0zcI/AAAAAAAAAMw/N_btobiAT5Y/s400/lost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495998663760334274" border="0" /></a><br />These two are for the "Summer Film Fest" that<a href="http://gilbertmagazine.com/"> Gilbert magazine</a> does every year.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-82585903740282572732010-04-27T07:19:00.001-07:002010-04-27T07:21:13.136-07:00Paths of the Messiah<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S9byvc2syuI/AAAAAAAAAMY/z8TgEe3Tqt0/s1600/pathsofthemessiah.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S9byvc2syuI/AAAAAAAAAMY/z8TgEe3Tqt0/s400/pathsofthemessiah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464822094874069730" border="0" /></a><br />I actually designed this cover a year ago, but delays in editing held it up.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-26762175474044954872010-01-18T13:00:00.001-08:002010-01-18T13:02:22.444-08:00BART sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S1TMK74LORI/AAAAAAAAAMI/xEiFaigNiDU/s1600-h/sketches3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S1TMK74LORI/AAAAAAAAAMI/xEiFaigNiDU/s400/sketches3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428187939132356882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S1TMHAZ_yZI/AAAAAAAAAMA/Kh30oD7m2zs/s1600-h/sketches2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S1TMHAZ_yZI/AAAAAAAAAMA/Kh30oD7m2zs/s400/sketches2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428187871628478866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S1TMD9CpzPI/AAAAAAAAAL4/rNBkgxtty6w/s1600-h/sketches1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S1TMD9CpzPI/AAAAAAAAAL4/rNBkgxtty6w/s400/sketches1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428187819185655026" border="0" /></a>Pages from my sketchbook. I often sketch book / dvd cover ideas as well as my fellow passengers on the BART train.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-78816297191771529452010-01-04T12:06:00.001-08:002010-01-04T12:14:02.411-08:00More recent work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S0JKZ-8rEJI/AAAAAAAAALw/874ur6aUQBY/s1600-h/rs-m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S0JKZ-8rEJI/AAAAAAAAALw/874ur6aUQBY/s400/rs-m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422978711562162322" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056403/">The Reluctant Saint</a> is a fun little film about St. Joseph of Cupertino, who was known for levitating. For this cover I had my brother-in-law jump for the camera, then added in the Italian village and clouds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S0JKWjZkm2I/AAAAAAAAALo/3QfBmm7FF1s/s1600-h/grar-p.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/S0JKWjZkm2I/AAAAAAAAALo/3QfBmm7FF1s/s400/grar-p.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422978652627573602" border="0" /></a>This cover uses images I found via Flickr--again. I got in contact with the photographer and worked out a deal for image usage.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-87025205146101588982009-09-22T10:12:00.000-07:002009-09-22T10:19:16.638-07:00Support Education and Art!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SrkFsaEOCMI/AAAAAAAAALQ/8PH879Yk_Js/s1600-h/wellshallowscover.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SrkFsaEOCMI/AAAAAAAAALQ/8PH879Yk_Js/s400/wellshallowscover.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384341089967540418" border="0" /></a>If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, here's a chance to support education and add some art to your home! <a href="http://stanthonypaduainstitute.org/chesterton/default.htm">An Evening with G.K. Chesterton</a> features a performance by Chuck Chalberg as well as a silent auction with art from <a href="http://www.5sparrows.com/">Ted Schluenderfritz</a>, Ellen Price, and myself. You can own the original drawing from The Well and the Shallows! Come join us this weekend!Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-47154682393763561922009-09-14T14:53:00.000-07:002009-09-14T14:56:24.413-07:00Two recent DVD jackets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/Sq67ji5MzBI/AAAAAAAAAK4/pphsuUibFJg/s1600-h/joseph_wrap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/Sq67ji5MzBI/AAAAAAAAAK4/pphsuUibFJg/s400/joseph_wrap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381444824090856466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/Sq67fnd8OMI/AAAAAAAAAKw/9FYBVHqczFU/s1600-h/13thday_wrap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/Sq67fnd8OMI/AAAAAAAAAKw/9FYBVHqczFU/s400/13thday_wrap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381444756599224514" border="0" /></a><br />Not quite out on DVD yet, but the jackets are done! For the "Joseph" DVD, I was trying to make the title look carved out of wood in Photoshop. It failed, so I ended up carving it for real on a piece of scrap wood.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-2354213657417473842009-07-31T12:16:00.000-07:002009-07-31T12:17:41.105-07:00St. John Nepomucene Neumann<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SnNDR2zlwfI/AAAAAAAAAIA/ioZLy8rmfhA/s1600-h/neumann.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SnNDR2zlwfI/AAAAAAAAAIA/ioZLy8rmfhA/s400/neumann.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364705555177128434" border="0" /></a>Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-37361945876244433552009-07-24T12:04:00.000-07:002009-07-24T12:11:08.565-07:00The hap hap happiest writer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SmoF06kfHPI/AAAAAAAAAHY/yr2iG5d3LG8/s1600-h/waugh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SmoF06kfHPI/AAAAAAAAAHY/yr2iG5d3LG8/s400/waugh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362104712971623666" border="0" /></a>A sketch of Evelyn Waugh. He loved kittens*, babies**, and the films of Shirley Temple.***<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">* possibly a lie</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">** definitely a lie<br />*** well, yes, another lie.</span>Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-34675773534194766682009-07-20T12:15:00.000-07:002009-07-20T12:22:44.058-07:00The Curé d'Ars Today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SmTDyOazB5I/AAAAAAAAAHA/9B6c-kcbxgk/s1600-h/curedarstodayrgb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SmTDyOazB5I/AAAAAAAAAHA/9B6c-kcbxgk/s400/curedarstodayrgb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360624724109100946" border="0" /></a>A design for the re-release of this book, first published around 25 years ago.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-73306215598153775442009-07-17T12:41:00.000-07:002009-07-17T12:46:23.302-07:00St. Raymond of Penafort<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SmDUFR9wpBI/AAAAAAAAAG4/7fTwX_xdnI0/s1600-h/raymond.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SmDUFR9wpBI/AAAAAAAAAG4/7fTwX_xdnI0/s400/raymond.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359516743757767698" border="0" /></a>You may be asking, if you saw <a href="http://smallpax.blogspot.com/2009/07/st-louis-bertrand.html">my post </a>at SmallPax today, why Dominican Saints are so awesome. The answer: I don't know.<br /><br />Anyway, here's St. Raymond of Penafort. According to legend:<br /><p></p><blockquote><p>Aside from his scholarly pursuits, Raymond preached with untiring zeal to the Jews and Moors (Arab invaders of Spain). He also acted as spiritual director for King James of Aragon and Saint Peter Nolasco, whom he aided in founding the Order of Our Lady of Mercy (Mercedarians) for the ransom of captives from the Moors.</p> <p>King James valued Raymond so highly that on several occasions he sent him on missions to the Holy See. At one time, however, he stoutly resisted Raymond's admonitions regarding chastity, and a miracle was required before the monarch consented to reform his life. This miracle took place during a visit to Majorca on which Raymond had accompanied the king in the hope of strengthening Christianity there. They had been on the island only a short time when Raymond discovered that the king was involved in a sinful love affair with a woman of the court. The king refused to listen to Raymond's protests, and when Raymond threatened to leave the island, the king threatened with death anyone who would give him passage.</p> Thereupon, or so it is said, Raymond spread his cloak on the water, set up his staff as a mast, and, having rigged up a corner of the cloak as a sail, boarded this miraculous "boat," setting his course for Barcelona. He arrived there the same day, having covered 140 miles in about six hours. A great crowd assembled at the waterfront witnessed the end of this marvelous voyage, which inspired numerous conversions. </blockquote>Read <a href="http://www.st-raymond-dublin.org/srcpena.shtml">more here.</a> Though it isn't official, I would say he is the patron saint of windsurfing, having originated it.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-77042147111431195212009-07-16T16:31:00.000-07:002009-07-16T16:34:49.779-07:00Half-hour cover: A Short History of the World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/Sl-4jJdOrmI/AAAAAAAAAGo/RP8z7-K_w0A/s1600-h/shorthistory.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/Sl-4jJdOrmI/AAAAAAAAAGo/RP8z7-K_w0A/s400/shorthistory.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359204995567627874" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Short-History-World-John-Roberts/dp/019511504X">A Short History of the World</a> by J.M. Roberts is a pretty good overview of history, which mostly consists of peoples and nations beating the crap out of each other.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-55864891791262060212009-07-15T12:20:00.000-07:002009-07-15T12:26:03.548-07:00Mick Wiggins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41J6B3G23EL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41J6B3G23EL._SS500_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I was introduced to Mick Wiggins' art via the cover to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Family-Other-Animals-Gerald-Durrell/dp/0142004413">My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell</a>. The Caustic Cover Critic has an interview with him--he does this great retro-looking art in Photoshop using a mouse. Sort of a high-tech luddite, in a good way. <a href="http://causticcovercritic.blogspot.com/2009/07/artful-problem-solving-interview-with.html">Check it out</a>!Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-19674170584749094602009-07-13T12:15:00.001-07:002009-07-13T12:17:18.440-07:00Half hour cover: The Metamorphosis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SluH5qIjS-I/AAAAAAAAADw/3p02d-oU6L4/s1600-h/kafka.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SluH5qIjS-I/AAAAAAAAADw/3p02d-oU6L4/s400/kafka.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358025606319786978" border="0" /></a>Stupid Blogger compression makes this look chock-full-o'-artifacts, so clicky for better view.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-81005376565946843592009-07-06T12:18:00.001-07:002009-07-06T12:23:24.865-07:00Half hour cover: The Human Factor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SlJOKqOD1XI/AAAAAAAAADg/eAhzmk3FJQQ/s1600-h/humanfactr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SlJOKqOD1XI/AAAAAAAAADg/eAhzmk3FJQQ/s400/humanfactr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355428851935860082" border="0" /></a>A novel of espionage by Graham Greene, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Human-Factor-Everymans-Library/dp/0679409920"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Human Factor</span></a> is one of his typical later (1970's) spy books that (sort of like John le Carré) shows a weariness with the Cold War. It concerns double-agents and secret government-sanctioned murder, among other things. Codes sent by the number of times a telephone rings figure into the plot, and so into my design.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-55745272425016615652009-07-01T12:48:00.000-07:002009-07-01T12:59:46.254-07:00Half hour cover: The Golden Age<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/Sku9n9egALI/AAAAAAAAADY/NxhcfHpRQXw/s1600-h/goldenage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/Sku9n9egALI/AAAAAAAAADY/NxhcfHpRQXw/s400/goldenage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353581076275003570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The Golden Age</span> is the first book in a trilogy by <a href="http://johncwright.livejournal.com/">John C. Wright.</a> The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Age-Book/dp/0812579844">paperback</a> that I read had a cover that (I thought) inadequately portrayed what the book was about, which is a semi-humorous sci-fi novel set in the far future in which people are normally surrounded by computer-generated imagery instead of reality. The sun and Neptune figure into the plot, as do masquerades, so I put these on the cover.Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-27462286049746945752009-06-30T12:38:00.000-07:002009-06-30T12:44:16.864-07:00Half hour covers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/Skpqxx_LcqI/AAAAAAAAADA/tpS3ECDxUXY/s1600-h/hadrian.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/Skpqxx_LcqI/AAAAAAAAADA/tpS3ECDxUXY/s400/hadrian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353208510547718818" border="0" /></a><br />The other day, I was inspired by <a href="http://covers.fwis.com/shadow_line">this post</a> on the Book Covers Blog. From now on, when I finish reading a book, I will do a quick cover, no more than 30 minutes spent on it. It's a fun exercise so far, and helps keep the design skills working when in between projects.<br /><br />This first one is Hadrian VII, by Baron Corvo, a flamboyant English eccentric. It's basically an ode to his own awesomeness and how great he would be as Pope. In the novel, a thinly disguised version of himself is elected pontiff and wreaks havoc in the Church (usually while chain-smoking).Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621735454778691328.post-33622018120014506062009-06-25T20:43:00.001-07:002009-06-25T20:57:46.574-07:00The Red Book of Chinese MartyrsThis book, an account of recent martyrs in China, was first published in Italian. Here's the Italian cover:<br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351478277115822482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SkRFI8K1QZI/AAAAAAAAACg/17ydO7skuAc/s400/librorosso.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>The art director asked me to create an English language version of the cover, which I did.</div><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351478443563409026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SkRFSoPB3oI/AAAAAAAAACo/AEmZKmHLuA4/s400/redbookchinesemartyrs.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>After some discussion, it was decided that the English language version didn't flow well. So I make several comps. The shoe-shaped notes written in Chinese that feature on all covers are a testimony of what happened to a Catholic girl who was imprisoned. The notes were slipped into a priest's shoe and smuggled out. The girl is pictured on this next cover. After being released from prison, she was forced into marriage with a Communist Party member, and nothing more is known about her life.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351478775916278642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SkRFl-WIM3I/AAAAAAAAACw/8csIQefyrmQ/s400/redbookchinesemartyrs5.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>After a few more drafts, we settled on this:</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351478953138785666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jn5DkKlGR2E/SkRFwSjRDYI/AAAAAAAAAC4/FrQ_xD8r4Qo/s400/redbookchinesemartyrs2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>I was a little leery of it at first, wondering about the violence depicted. But after deciding to crop the faces of the Red Guards, which I felt made the cover more powerful (showing a faceless, oppressive government in action), I finished it up. The final has spot gloss on the lettering, and the back cover shows some of the victims of Communist persecution profiled in the book.</div><div></div><div></div></div>Herreidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541693189594825487noreply@blogger.com0