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In late 2018 I was contacted by The Folio Society to design the covers for a series of books containing full colour reproductions of some of Marvel's most important comics throughout the ages.
The brief was for the design to be mostly type based - so I was careful to be very historically accurate with the fonts I based the designs off.
The brief was for the design to be mostly type based - so I was careful to be very historically accurate with the fonts I based the designs off.
I had a total blast working on this, and was blown away with how beautifully Folio Society put it all together! They're available for order right now on their web store.
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The initial options presented for the covers: a comic cover inspired layout, a more traditional layout and a direction which included graphic elements - they chose this one.
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The final black and white artwork for each cover.
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The Golden Age full colour artwork.
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The Golden Age spine.
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The published Golden Age book!
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The Silver Age full colour artwork.
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The Silver Age spine.
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The published Silver Age book!
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The Bronze Age full colour artwork.
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The Bronze Age spine.
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The published Bronze Age book!
As a bonus, here's a breakdown of all the typefaces I referenced for the covers:
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