The brief for this project was to design an editorial publication, of at least 12 pages, based on the theme of the future.
I chose to design a sixty page 'coffee-table' book on the science fiction writer, William Gibson. Gibson's novels have been critically acclaimed and are often cited as writing that has – accidently or otherwise – predicted the then future of technology and human attitude towards it in modern life.
I chose to design a sixty page 'coffee-table' book on the science fiction writer, William Gibson. Gibson's novels have been critically acclaimed and are often cited as writing that has – accidently or otherwise – predicted the then future of technology and human attitude towards it in modern life.
The content is laid out in chronological order and divided into three sections, one for each of the three main trilogies of books William Gibson has released. Section One is based around the Sprawl trilogy, and uses a glitched, pixel scattered effect – created in Adobe Photoshop – to play on the theme of human interaction with technology. Section Two is based around the Bridge trilogy, and uses cropped images of relevant subjects with colour gradients from the images applied to the titles and the body copy. Section Three is based around the Blue Ant trilogy, and mainly uses a double-exposure effect – created in Photoshop – to make the real-life cityscapes that the stories are set in look more like a science fiction world.
I created the front cover illustration in Adobe Illustrator – based on a photograph by Michael O’Shea – using a variety of stroke styles and weights to create the effect I wanted, while keeping the illustration simple. The book was created in Adobe Indesign and printed at Inky Little Fingers, with a matt laminated hardback cover and 170gsm Silk inside pages. Images are original or are licensed under Creative Commons (noncommerical).
Thank you and I hope you enjoy!
Thank you and I hope you enjoy!