Great American Writers
I still need to photograph the printed booklet, as screenshots are a poor simulation of the actual object, but for now they will do. The assignment was to create a 8.5×11-inch pamphlet about a famous American writer. I chose Saul Bellow. I used an article from a 2003 issue of The New Yorker for my text and produced a layout, with images from photographers Irving Penn and Walker Evans. We were allowed to use any color of paper stock, but we were limited to black ink. For typefaces, I juxtaposed a classic font, Bembo, and with a more contemporary font, Knockout. For paper, I used yellow coverstock and white laser. This project was a little rushed, but I’m pleased with the end result.
