Love Is Suicide

'Love Is Suicide' is a novel written by Nik Dendera, and I've designed the cover for it. I met this quite talented writer on Myspace years ago and she is one of the few people I met on there that I kept in contact with. She told me a little while ago her story was getting published and asked me if I could design the cover for her. Now how could I say no to that?

'Love Is Suicide' Front

Complete cover.

Edit: 'Love Is Suicide' is now out and availiable on Amazon so go check it out. And yes I'm fully aware this is shameless advertising but it's my blog and I like the book. This lady is very talented so go read you won't regret it.

When Drawings Attack.

I have no idea who did these but I love it and wish I had more to share with you guys.

 

A Study Of...

Feet.

I actually have more examples to show then this, but my laptop and scanner are refusing to co-operate at the momment. This was the only one I was able to scan before technology commited treason on me. Incase you ae wondering, this is my foot viewed in the mirror.

 

Mooned

I'm not sure who took these pics but two things spring to mind when I look at them. Firstly that some people have way too much time on their hands, and secondly that they are awesome!

 

Graphic Design

That's what I studied at university. Graphic design.

For those of you who aren't quite sure what graphic design consists of, it actually covers a wide spectrum of skills. These include illustration, animation, web design, magazine design, advertising, layouts, typography, logos, book covers and corperate identities. Just to name a few.

My cover design for 'Love is Suicide' by Nik Dendera

Studying graphic design does teach you various skills and you get to try out different fields to find your specialised field. The problem I had with it was instead of finding my field, I became a Jack of all trades (I'm good at everything for those who don't know cockney) and can't say I'm particuarly good at a certain skill. I could pick one out, but I enjoy all of them so it's quite hard to say what I do in graphic design.

Logo for the band 'Young Influential' that I designed.

 Although it's hard for me to pick out a speciallity, it has given me a variety in my portfolio and it's always great looking at the expressions on peoples faces when they look throught it. One page could be an illustration, the next a book cover and the next a logo. You never get bored going through the stuff in my portfolio it has to be said.

Part of my 'Death and Me' series.

  

I can really only show so much on here what I can do and graphic design is about. But to be honest you see it everywhere you look, be it an ad on TV, that packaging of your favourate crisps or fyers for your favourate band or recording artist.

My version of Penguin's "Short Short Stories" book cover.

 

My 'RW' typeface I designed.

I do recommend that if anyone is interesting in venturing into graphic design then go for it. There are times when you are pulling your hair out, but you have so much fun and can get so creative with it that that it is well worth some of the stress you go through.

Typography book design I did at uni.

Ideas Make Us Human

This is a drawing I did a couple of years ago. I do pretty much believe the title. I mean ideas lead to creativity, such as paintings, music, the bluiding of structures, technology, etc. None of that would of come about if no one had an idea to create them in the first place.

Tattoo

Out of all the comissions I get, the one type that I seem to get more then others is tattoo designs. I been doing them since I was at high school and got a nack for it now. Over the years I been asked to do tribal, roses, angels, crosses, words, animals and even the Playboy bunny (don't ask). I've developed quite the porfolio of designs over the years and it seems to grow on a weekly basis.

Blind as a Bat.

 

 I've never been into piercings or anything else you do to your body, but I've always loved tattoos. For me they symbolise what that individual is about, whether it be tribal designs showing a persons heritage or just an image of their favourate movie star. You do get some really bad ones, but most of the time you fine some truely amazing works of art. 

Venom: Meant to go on chest.

I find that you get really great pieces tattoos is because you are placing something on your body and it will be on there the rest of your life. If that's the case you want it to be perfect, so you (normally) think hard about what you want, where you want it and how much you're will to pay for it.

As of yet I haven't had one myself, but before this year is out I hopefully will have my first one started. Might even share the design I'm getting, designed it myself.

 Incidently these images are mine so no use without permission please, as it wouldn't end well.

Peace.