During the latter half of my time at the Maryland Institute College of Art, I took a great interest in, and eventually based my thesis work around, book cover design. These are all conceptual works, ranging in genre from Fiction, Novella, Memoir, Essay Collections, Poetry, True Crime, etcetera, etcetera.

Actual Air-David Berman
Far From the Madding Crowd-Thomas Hardy
Truth and Beauty-Ann Patchett
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital-Lorrie Moore
Helter Skelter-Vincent Bugliosi
Steppenwolf-Hermann Hesse
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As I Lay Dying-William Faulkner
Crush-Richard Siken
The Agony and the Ecstasy-Irving Stone
The Painted Bird-Jerzy Kosinski
Slouching Towards Bethlehem-Joan Didion
The Last Unicorn-Peter S. Beagle
East Of Eden-John Steinbeck

While most of this work is digitally produced, integrating traditional artwork making methods, particularly printmaking methods, was integral to the visual interest I pursue in crafting a cover.

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