Some magazine commissions are especially nice; it may be that the brief is compelling, that you are granted latitude in interpretation, or that the customer is excited and appreciative. In this case, all of the above held true. I am quite happy with the result.
The article deals with how enrollment in smaller, private schools is booming, as public schools are faced with difficult political goals, and are being beaten up in the press.
I painted some canvas for the raw background. On this layer, the line work was laid down in indian ink from a quill and brushes. Colours were added in a paint program.
Crossbones
Type designer Allan Daastrup and illustrator Sune Watts proudly present our new font, »Crossbones«.
The pirate-flavoured font is unique in that it comprises a loud-spoken slab serif, a wonderful script hand, and more than 70 nautical dingbats.
Together, they afford you an amazingly letterpressed, pirate-era feel to any publication and poster.
Crossbones will shortly be available worldwide for purchase on Myfonts.com.
Jazz Special
The jazz greats were honoured with street names in the ‘musicians’ quarter’ of the Copenhagen Sydhavn area. In true jazz spirit, the customer was running somewhat late, and I was given only an afternoon to complete the commission.
Penge & Privatøkonomi
The brief was to illustrate a quite technical article on inheritance with a punchy first spread, followed by colourful vignettes throughout.
90Minutter
The football publication wanted a ‘collector’s card’ depiction of new Man. U. striker, Xavier ‘Chicarillo’ Hernandez. The young Mexican player was signed at an early age, and has shown his value from the get-go.