Hidden Grandma
A children’s book that “hides” Grandma in ever-more ridiculous places. Design and branding: part of the “I Love my Grands” series.
Project Type: Book Design | Aliyah Marr
No Time Like the Present
Stark, bright posterized illustrative style underlines the title in the artwork with the shadow of the runner that points to her future romantic interest in the distance.
The Creative Life in 365 Degrees
The cover uses very simple graphics; a circle in an elliptical orbit around the title. The image offers a visual pun that contrasts the idea of 365 days vs. 360
The Myth of Race
The image is of a push-up toy that I bought in Chelsea a few years ago. Tension is conveyed by the jarring offset of the foreground and background colors.
Anonymous was a Woman
The subtitle, “an exploration of gender and genius,” was inserted inside the area of the title instead of placing it in a more traditional location underneath the title.
Make Me an Offer I Can’t Refuse
The “gangsta” theme of this book provoked a title made from a ransom note. Cut letters from a newspaper were scanned and used to create the title.
The Visionary
Another of my 3D illustrations, in this case, I place a cube of a face on top of the right eye of another face and shot it at an angle.
Typography
Futura Light and Light Condensed
3D art and book design Aliyah Marr
The Tarot Key
The book’s interior uses a large, screened-back (grayed) image on the left page of each entry, balanced by the smaller image on the right in black. A special technique
The Lost Boy
Sometimes the best solution is a subtle one. The word “Lost” hides out in the open, while the reflection of the boy in the water is indistinct, like a distant memory. The word, “Lost” is in the same blue as the water below, and the image of the upside-down boy projects downward from the word, calling attention to the boy’s reflection.
Do it Yourself Tarot
The target market inspired the cover; commercial images of tools form the letters “DIY”; the title is a metallic-looking embossed