Haruki Murakami Book covers

Design 1

Design 2

• I am quite set with these two designs. They both have quite different tone of voices. Both are minimal and sleek. The second design however might lack the vibrant colors of the first design, communicating the more quiet and sentimental tone of the book. What draws me into the second design is the texture of the lino print.

• Typography wise, I am leaning towards a more handwritten and organic aesthetic, drawing from the idea of Toru when writes letters to Naoko. 

• I am currently torn between the two designs. Each designs have their own strong elements. Though in terms of a book cover, I am leaning towards the first design, being more surreal and vibrant in color. Something I would like to convey.  

Hustle

I got commissioned by a start up company to design a character for their brand, which would then be applied to their merchandise. 

Overall Thought: projects with quick turnovers, fun but mentally draining. As the process of creating and the duration given is short. I could not give myself time to plan out and thoroughly research.

Roughs I sent over to my client.
Working with color and texture now.

Worked with the monkey character they had
Redesigned it

I was quite skeptical about working with my client because I they never worked with an illustrator before. I am quite happy with the fact that they left most of the creative decisions to me and I had a bit more control over the designs. 

I am however, challenged by the fact that I am working remotely, so communication (through email) is a bit tricky as I could not see if they have looked at the email and responses were quite slow. I would often not get a response within a week  -at times I had to be the one to reach out.