Daily Fashion Paper Back Cover
The Daily Fashion Paper Back is a collection of stories exhibited through illustration and written word. I knew the cover needed to reflect the quality of the stories. One of the goals with the Paper-Back was to have each and every aspect of production illustrated. That is true for the featured members of the community, to the sponsored ads to the cover of the book.
At the bottom of this post you will see the original cover design which I still hold dear to my heart. With a blue cover marked only by a the title and a simple water-mark it held the tenants of simplicity that I love in design. Unfortunately it did not express what the book is about.
Suddenly I had the book compiled and edited and the cover was all wrong.
The faceless man on the cover is meant to be a place-holder for the individual. This first Daily Fashion Paper-Back looks to tackle some of the ideas of what a community is. As a collection of the stories of individuals one can look at the whole and get a sense of a greater story, of a collective story of the community.
The cover is split in half by a blue water-mark and a black water-mark to represent the dual story telling of the illustrated image and the written word. Emerging in the center is the individual- the result of the story.
Discovering what the cover needed to be was a bit of a journey and I hoped to share a bit of that below. Some sketchbook pages exhibit the thought process in the design, followed by the steps in completing the illustrative process- from sketch to finished painting.
Ad Feature: SKINNYFATTIES
from the
-Daily Fashion Paper Back-
SKINNYFATTIES
In July 2012, Joshua Adam Brueckner found himself unemployed and short of change to buy new interview clothing, so he turned to his closet and got creative. It wasn’t long before he mastered the craft of tailoring wide neckties. Fed-up with the unforgiving job market, Brueckner trusted his gut, scrapped the interview schedule and began marketing SKINNYFATTIES to the world.
SKINNYFATTIES is the first and only one-stop tie tailoring shop online. Our focus on quality and craftsmanship can be seen in every tie tailored and made, which all happens in Brooklyn, New York USA. All orders can be placed through skinnyfatties.com.
SKINNYFATTIES proudly contributes a portion of our profits to Career Gear, who builds strong
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Daily Fashion 144
They Were Men Of Uncompromising Principle And Standard
Daily Fashion Illustration 144. Thursday, March 20. 2014
Style submitted by Marcus Foxx. -instagram @justfoxxisenough
'My style was developed in those moments that I stood in the bathroom with my father and grandfather as they dressed. They were men of uncompromising principle and standard. They always stressed the importance of a man's first impression. My brother and I learned the finer details of a man's appearance like others would the spiral of a football. Ties, fitted jackets, crisp shirts, socks, pocket squares, and a military shine.
My style reflects that tradition. It rejects trends in favor of tried and true staples. Detailed and creative, yet masculine. More colorful than my father, but assembled with an appreciation for class. And every now and then, a pair of sneakers with a jacket, shirt, tie just because a man has to call his own shots.'
