"I have so much to do that I am going to bed"

I discovered this piece by typographer, illustrator and graphic designer Sebastian Lester by mistake, yet I feel it couldn't portray how I feel about my current work status better. I have so much to do this Christmas that I can't even classify it as a holiday by any means.

I was drawn to his website - www.seblester.co.uk - and was really impressed with his body of typographic work. He has worked in collaboration with many big name brands, including Apple, The Daily Telegraph and Penguin books, and his work is really inspiring. I love type and Lester is clearly passionate about letterforms which is refreshing to see. Here is a selection of his work:

****Update**** 

Discovered that Seb will be coming to my uni to give a lecture at some point later this year. Excited!

Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated.

 - I couldn't have put this better myself. The above quote is from American designer Paul Rand, best known for his corporate logo designs. I've been looking at his work during my latest project, as he has produced some wonderful book layouts - many of which are designed for children - that are so aesthetically beautiful that I feel they should be aimed at older ages also. Here's a selection of my favourites:

"Fuck Design, Let's Dance" - Andre Toet

- I discovered this quote by accident, and it made me smile as I often feel like I want to do exactly that.

Toet's work is pretty interesting also. Working alongside Marianne Vos under the name "Samenwerkende Ontwerpers" (I'm not 100% sure what this translates to, it's a Dutch agency) I'm particularly impressed with their brochure and book design, which is really dynamic . See more at www.sodesign.com (however confusing the site may be, in half Dutch, half English).

LOVE these

I adore these European book covers, discovered by Grain Edit. Simple yet complex at the same time? Ace. Click on the image for more.

Book designs.

Here are a couple of collages I've created, which will feature on my box set for the book covers I have designed for Alan Warner. I've chosen the top design as my final image.

Finished books.

Illustrator seems to hate me...

But I have EVENTUALLY managed to complete my book cover series for novels by Alan Warner. They've evolved a lot since my last post about them, and I am much happier with the way they have turned out. The spines, when the books are stacked together, should spell out the name of the author.

 

Pages.

Excellent Book Covers and Paperbacks - Smashing Magazine

I particularly like 7, 27, 36, 40, and 53.

The end.

Judging my books by their covers.

My current project is to design book covers from a series by the author Alan Warner. Here are my first tries - I'm still yet to start designing for the fourth book but you get the jist. A lot of work yet to be done!

Morvern Caller:

These Demented Lands:

The Man Who Walks:

So like I said, still got a long way to go but I'm quite pleased with my first few attempts.