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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/112/11285/1128543/b5e857f3-3d52-45b2-8a1e-3c2e58c3e627.jpg "This vibrant poster was designed for a jazz festival held in New Orleans. The design combines elements of the city's iconic architecture, musical symbols, and the lively festival atmosphere. The centerpiece features a saxophone player alongside landmarks of New Orleans, capturing the essence of the city. The color palette and composition aim to convey the energy of jazz music and the excitement of the event.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/53/5372/537259/4cbf6f31-8d26-4c3c-aa8a-e42d5a26c8e5.jpg "This is the final result of several projects to produce all the graphic elements for the first book of the “Wonders of Windsor Mystery Series”, which stories talk about the adventures of a small group of children in their hometown.
The original characters were designed by Sharad Kumar and Manel Mendoza. The following characters, that appear throughout this story, were created by me with the same technic of the first ones (in Adobe Illustrator).
The biggest challenge designing the book cover, but specially when making the illustrations, was to keep faithful to the original style and physiognomy of each character, while putting them in different poses and situations. It was important that they would gain life but still being easily recognized.
The other elements of the book, like the symbols of each chapter, as well as the representation of the series, were made following the same graphic line of the logo, that I had previously designed.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/107/107145/attachment_107145375 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published. It was created for a fictionalized biography, aimed for 8-12 age children (mostly girls).
In this novel Ave shares the letters of her best friend Katie and recounts her memories from the time they escaped a convent as young adults (where they were nuns), until Katie’s death at the age of 53.
The story is set in Western Germany from 1523 to 1552, in the time of the Protestant Reformation. Therefore, my main attention was to have all the clothing and other details representative of this specific period in time.
As the letters sent between the two friends are the main focus of the entire story, I’ve decided to use a font in the title (and in the header of the back cover text) that could represent the handwriting of one of the women.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/72/7226/722683/d00ca97b-0a5c-4251-a5d3-e3f8a045bde9.jpg "This is the first book of the Guitar Improv Series, a comprehensive guide to jazz improvisation.
The author and jazz musician, Richie Zellon, wanted an illustration that could represent the flow of his music, as well as a vintage style similar to the jazz covers of the early/mid 20th century.
Since the majority of those covers followed Cubism, I created an illustration with similar traces of that specific art movement. As I’m not a painter it was a big challenge, but also a great opportunity to study more in detail all the aspects of Cubism and Abstract Art and the paintings of specific artists.
The illustration has a visible influence in the work of Kandinsky, because of the flow and unpredictability of his traces, just like the jazz improvisations. Another detail requested by the author was to include in some way his hat, which easily identifies him in all his performances.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/66/6627/662729/f17db78f-9feb-400e-a716-cc619fd443ae.jpg "This book is about Grayson, a young adult that struggles with drug addiction and his girlfriend, Emily, a recovering alcoholic. Emily takes her sobriety very seriously, while Grayson has not been able to make that commitment yet.
Instead of showing the characters, I decided to go for a more symbolic approach, in order to make it different from the common romance books.
I used the contrast between cold and warm tones to transmit the concept of “choices” that the characters need to make in their lives.
In this design the blue tones represent the sad and numb life of addiction, the struggles and the dramatic consequences… and the yellow/orange tones represent the recovery and the achievement of finally become sober.
Grayson is still struggling in a “cold life”, while Emily has already overcome her battle. The orange flower is Emily that blossoms from branches that seem to be almost dry. While Grayson is still the cold reflex in the water of what can become his future.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/103/103894/attachment_103894291 "Inte som du tror (translated from Swedish \"Not as you think\") is a story that mainly takes place in a school, about two girls with ages around 13 years old.
It talks about how the two girls deal with each other and how their attitudes may hide more severe and private problems.
One of the important details of the story is the finding of an old diary written in the 19th century by a girl of the same age. This diary inspires one the girls to start reading the Bible and pray to God for the other one. That is why I placed one of the main characters as a central point of the cover, holding an old book, while the other girl is seen on the top almost hidden in the middle of her long blonde hair.
As the target group for this book will be teens but also adults, the author didn’t want it to signal teen’s fiction too much.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/54/5478/547814/a74b00b9-fb39-4bd8-b853-8105f10b6c2a.jpg "“Help! Ik Verveel Me” (translated from Dutch \"Help! I’m bored\") is the story about Sarah, an 11 years old girl, and a crazy idea of her parents: a week without a phone.
Without it, Sarah doesn't know what to do. But because she is bored, she dreams about so many things and she finds out that a little boredom is not so bad. It makes her creative.
The design was made using some of the illustrations of Charmaine Lam, that also appear in the interior of the book. As these illustrations represent drawings as being made by a child, I kept the same style in order to respect the initial vision of the illustrator and the author.
I had to dedicate a special attention to all the new elements that were added to the book cover. For that, I followed the same kind of trace and textures of the existing images. However, the colors were slightly intensified to catch the attention of the viewers. The choice of fonts also helped to give a certain “childish style” to the entire design.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/118/118528/attachment_118528714 "“Rummet innanför” (translated from Swedish \"The room inside\") is the sequel of “Inte som du tror”, which book cover I had previously designed.
Some events and details on the story led to the choice of the elements in the design. The main characters — Bella, Miranda and Erik — are on summer holiday. Bella is searching for answers about her family's history, after finding a revealing picture. Miranda is haunted by memories from a fire at her school. Erik is working at a soccer school for kids. As requested, the main scenario needed to also include a mansion, as well as a sports car.
As in many books which target audience are teens, it was important to give some clues but without revealing too much of the plot.
I followed the same style of the first book, as well as the placement of the characters and background effects. However, to better distinguish both books, I used a different color scheme with fresh tones to make the connection with summer season.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/56/5673/567342/4524350d-d589-4050-affc-b7378633d1a3.png "The main work of “Mt Zion Kids” is to organize activities for children. The request was to design an image to be placed at the top zone of their Homepage, to catch the attention of the viewers and also to represent what they do.
Although they had a lot of photos of their activities, it was decided to create an illustration, in order to avoid showing pictures of real kids for safety reasons.
The groups of children in the illustration show some of the activities that are developed in this place. My main objective was to give very happy face expressions to the characters, as well as a vibrant color scheme, to convey a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere.
The process started by sketching each group of characters in paper. Then, they were all placed together in Adobe Illustrator, where the drawing was created with just black strokes. The final stage was entirely made in Photoshop, adding all the colors, lights, effects and the background landscape.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/46/4689/468949/d33af487-8d7b-45af-8a95-2fdbdadbfab8.jpg "\"Breaking Regulations\" is science fiction disguised as dark fantasy. Most of the book takes place in the outer section of a cylindrical generation ship that is mainly croplands and walled towns. The main character is Marcus, a mercenary swordsman.
The design has a dark and mysterious atmosphere, not only to match the story, but also to better catch the attention and curiosity of the potential buyers/readers.
Not showing too much of the interior of the ship, also allows everyone to imagine it in its own way, when they read the descriptions on the book.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/36be9457-c992-43e6-b6f6-cbe87465f60b.jpg "This book is the record of an intense, probing and ultimately life-transforming conversation between two people.
One of the requests from the author was to include the figure of an \"eccentric duck\" in a dinner table eating sushi. With a complex photomanipulation I was able to create such character, giving it a positive appearance but without having a cartoonish style. Some details like the hat and the bow tie helped to give it a more \"human\" personality.
Just to add a final touch, the landscape on the background also intensified how improbable would be such scenery.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/36cc2723-e7dc-4ea7-a55b-d64d0da2ef72.jpg "This design was created for a Christian romantic fiction for readers between 35-65. It is an Amish novel about innocence and unrequited love.
Since the story is set during the summer in a farm, the client requested a design in earth tones and of the fall harvest - hay piles, wheat fields or of golden corn.
As the landscape spreads to the back cover, it gives a sense of vastness, like a field that never ends, but it also helps to balance the entire book cover.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111836/attachment_111836164 "This design was made for a fictional drama/romance which story, filled with family dynamics, is set in an equestrian property in Australia.
The main requests from the author were a design with an air of luxury (with details in gold) and the picture of her own mare Anastasia — “I want it to stand out in an almost 3D effect”.
Therefore, I decided to place the image of the horse in a very large scale and also with an effect where it seems to get out of the page. Its body extends to the back cover, giving a deep dark contrast to the entire design. This creates a very dramatic appearance but also a sophisticated style, helped by the warm golden tones on the background and on the title.
Then, I made a line drawing of the house, from the picture that the client had provided of the property in which the story takes place, and I included it on the title... almost as if it were part of its “Logo”.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111637/attachment_111637866 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published.
Based off of Grimm’s fairy tales, this is a romance between two women that explores the nuances of what happens after “Happily ever after”.
Their names — Rose and Snow — allowed not only to give a symbolic representation of the characters, but also to show the contrasts of what unfolds during the story.
As the plot begins with the arrival of an invitation to the King’s wedding, followed by the court life and the castle’s secrets, this building took also an important place in the entire design.
Since the client wanted the cover to embody dark romance reminiscent of a gothic novel, I decided to use a very dark palette, with high contrasts and grainy textures. This graphic style, and also the only color (Red) present in the design, helped to highlight even more the main element: the rose with the snow.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/109/109469/attachment_109469306 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published. It was created for the 4th thriller of the Edgar Vincent series. As a result, it follows the same graphic style of the previous eBooks.
In this story the detective is ready to take a vacation, after high-stakes situations and near-death experiences. But those wishes are cut short when his past returns to haunt him, in the form of a Russian mobster.
Instead of showing a real scene, I decided to create a representation of the plot in which the story takes place. In the image Edgar Vincent is just ready to enjoy his deserved vacations… when the events of his past come to spoil his plans. That is why he is looking back in the direction of what is a visual representation of Russia.
This idea is also associated with the choice of the color Red. The vibrant tone creates impact and a certain mystery, reinforced by the contrast of intense lights and shadows.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/118d35e5-acaa-4ab1-874b-7df82e095a51.jpg "Young adult fantasy genre trilogy (book 1) about a brother and sister that travel to a mystical place called Ohm Totem.
This place is a world where animals have special powers and communicate between themselves, being distinguished by the color of the crystal stones that they carry on their forehead.
The magical and, at the same time, frightening atmosphere that was given to the forest on the design, reveal the main feelings transmitted throughout the story.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/90/90774/attachment_90774428 "The symbol is an abstract Brain+B+P.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/49/4928/492880/7efa7930-829e-46f5-a573-f719a90ca8a7.jpg "This new fiction series of Michelle St. James is about experience, it's about sexuality and its boundaries.
The request was to transmit these subjects but in a sophisticated way, for a mature audience.
The red ribbon is the focal point of all the covers, assuming several meanings, from the practices of BDSM to the psychological challenges of the relationships in the story.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/42/4256/425638/31b21383-de42-41dd-95af-1f376f9d60d9.jpg "\"Der Happy-End-Chroniken\" is an autobiographical series which includes several fiction novels as well as non-fiction books.
This story of Coco’s life is about how to overcome abuse and violence and find love and harmony permanently. The main concern of the writer is to make her readers strong and to encourage them to heal themselves and free them from outside regulation.
There is an element of “magic” that needed to be present in the design, in order to transmit not just the atmosphere of the novels but also the system used by the author in the healing process. The unexpected color of the yellow clouds helped to achieve this effect, as well as the “flying dandelions” that represent the freedom achieved during this process.
These special details were also used to keep a consistency in all the books of the series.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/86/86282/attachment_86282842 "Imiteo is a reality capture company. We use the latest photogrammetry techniques and equipment to create the highest fidelity reproductions or \"imitations\" of real world environments, interiors and exteriors. Our cameras capture depth information critical to the creation of superior photorealistic Virtual Reality-ready 3D models.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/26/2607/260755/36a1b0c6-a8e7-49bb-89bd-8aa90b38498c.jpg "This book is an extended version of \"The 10 Commandments of the Modern Caveman\" ebook, which cover I had created previously.
However, this publication comes with a bonus mini-book called “Tuky: Návod na použitie” (The User's Guide to Fats). They are two separate ebooks, but the printed version is basically a 2-in-1, where we can find each subject when we turn the book around.
In terms of design, the author wanted to follow the same approach of the other books in the series, representing caveman drawings in a very simple way and products that are used in the Paleo diet.
The challenge for this project was to make the design different enough that could be easily identified as “two books”, but also with some similarities, in order to keep the balance of the entire book cover (front and back) and also to make the connection with the previous publications.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/14/1466/146644/c2a49403-5642-4386-aa55-1106000dc9ff.jpg "A fantasy adventure story for 8-12 year old children (middle grade fiction).
This magical story takes place in the interior of a unique library. It's an adventure full of discoveries carried out by a group of children.
The flames and the way that lights were added to the book cover, with its rays and smooth glows, help to give that \"unreal\" feeling to the environment.
The inclusion of a beautiful phoenix was also one of the requests from the author.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/53/5364/536422/21e35722-23ae-47ad-bb7f-98cf82c4b9b6.jpg "This is a children’s book that tells the story of Inky, a boy with a “special power”: he makes people happy by touching them with his index finger. But there is one drawback. Every time he touches someone, he leaves behind a small Inky tattoo, like an \"i\" inside a circle.
This is the first book in the series, where the boy tries to learn how he can make people happy without touching them, because none of his friends want any more Inky tattoos.
Until he meets Pinky. She's always sad so Inky tries his super power on her. And guess what? It doesn't work on her.
I created the illustration for this design, following the examples and descriptions given by the author, to perfectly match with the two main characters in the story.
The vibrant colors were chosen not only to catch the attention of the children but also to transmit a joyful and positive atmosphere.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111216/attachment_111216477 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published.
It was created for a non-fiction eBook that takes a look at jobs in a totally new way. It is aimed at people that see their dream work as being completely unrelated to a location, an office or a cubicle farm.
The client had a simple requirement: a title and an inspiring graphic. He wanted the cover to scream “read me if working from anywhere is your goal!”
In order to achieve this purpose, I’ve chosen a particular stock illustration as the central part of the design, not only for the vibrant colors, but also because it gives a very informal appearance. This can lead to attract the attention of a specific audience that identifies itself with the theme of this book.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/103/103867/attachment_103867325 "These designs were a layout proposal and have never been published.
They were created for a YA dystopian romance set in parallel universes. The author wanted to have that sense of duality represented in the design, but in a way that it would be completely clear that the first book was set in our current universe, and the second one in a dystopian universe at the same place.
As one of the details from this dystopian universe was that all trees were dead, I used the image of two massive trees as the main focal point. They helped to represent the differences between those two worlds, also intensified by the different color schemes.
The poses of the girl (main character in the story) also reinforce the titles of each book: a static pose for “Here” and a moving/running pose for “There”.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/102/102589/attachment_102589981 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published. It was made for the prequel of the “Edgar Vincent Thrillers”.
In this story the police partner of Edgar Vincent goes missing. The Chicago PD's homicide division abandons the search when his car is found near Lake Michigan, with a suicide note on the seats and absolutely zero traces of a body.
Edgar Vincent, however, cannot sit still while this injustice is carried out in the name of his partner, and decides to hit the mean streets of Chicago to track his buddy down, playing detective against the orders of his superiors, facing Chicago’s more sinister characters in the process.
My idea was to transmit that dark and dangerous atmosphere by showing the silhouette of the detective in one of the Chicago streets.
The contrast between the shadows and the spots of bright light helped to intensify the drama.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/32/3275/327545/9950295b-01b9-4253-8180-25fa4e09e7ff.jpg "Design for book 2 of the Vampire Queen Saga, a mature dark fantasy novel that revolves around the search for a viking-style shield, with a raven's head painted on it.
I designed a stylized raven to incorporate in the main zone of the shield, very much in the style of the ancient heraldic and tribal symbols. The main challenge was to have the eye right at the center, making it almost “alive”. This also helped to represent the shield as something special and unique.
The other request of the author was to have a nautical feel, as most of the book takes place at sea or in port.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/74/7400/740068/9a45129c-4278-431c-9912-6b634f10f4e8.jpg "This was a whole package project, made to produce all the elements of a non-fiction book: illustrations, cover design and book interior (typesetting).
“Compulsão”, translated from Portuguese as “Compulsion”, is a book that studies the consumer behavior, as well as advises how to buy in a more conscious way.
Although this is a serious book with a lot of information about the subject, it is also fun. Therefore, the author requested a cartoon style for the illustrations, with vibrant colors, which could transmit that informal and inviting look. These images represent the two main areas within the theme: the compulsion to buy and the compulsion to eat/drink.
As the color Red is mentioned several times in the book, related to the subject studied, it became the obvious choice for the book cover. It also helped to achieve the joyful result that was requested, as well as to catch the attention of the potential readers.")
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