If you don't know who the Heads of State are, you should. Only two guys, they seem to excel at blurring the line between illustration and design. You can see a ton of their work at their fantastic website. Below are some of my favorites:
Leanne Shapton, though perhaps I didn't know it, has been behind many of my favorite book jackets. I only recently became aware of her talents, as she has been selected as one of TIME Magazine's Design 100. Her beautiful and tactile illustrations are a delight to behold. She's also worked with a veritable "who's who" list of book designers. Below is her description from the Design 100 Website:
"In the tradition of versatile designers, Canadian-born Shapton not only designs book covers (and, incidentally, the cover of this magazine) but also writes and illustrates books, including Was She Pretty?, a collection of stories published in 2006. A former art director for Toronto-based Saturday Night, Shapton now draws illustrations for magazines, designs textiles, paints and edits an imprint, J&L Books, specializing in art and photography books."
You can view more of her work at leanneshapton.com.
Link: leanneshapton.com
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About Me:
- Working on:
a 108 book series..... - Listening to:
Spaceman - The Killers - Reading:
Drood - Dan Simmons (sick cover!) - Watching:
the Watchmen.
