I am delighted that a cover I worked on has won a spot in the top 30 Best YA Book Covers of 2015 on Bustle.com. Here are the details!
SHOW AND PROVE
by Sofia Quintero
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers / On sale July 14, 2015
HC: 9780375847073 / GLB: 9780375947070 / E: 9780375897771
Editor: Erin Clarke
Design: Christian Fuenfhausen & Melissa Greenberg
Art direction by Angela Carlino
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image from FEENEY
SHED in Healdsburg is one of my favorite shops. I learned about it from my sister-in-law, Alice. From her vacation in Healdsburg, she sent me a message that said "I found a shop that is so completely you — you would love everything in it!". When I finally had the chance to visit, lo-and-behold Alice stood correct! I loved the building, the food, and everything from the select choice of children's books, gardening tools, and cookware, to the lollipops with adorable designs in the middle (which I must mention both my kids flipped over!). Next time I visit, I will write a blog post on their chocolate selection alone — they have so many beautifully packaged chocolates. What I did taste (DANDELION) was exquisite. They are also on my list of places to blog about so check back soon.
While I was there, I was lucky enough to meet one of the owners, Cindy Daniel, who was as lovely as her shop. Dressed in various shades of blue and white, she had an air of quiet confidence and sophistication. And what came across as a love for her life. Wonderful!
The shop is packed with so many lovely things, yet it feels so airy and stress-free and much of that is due to the way it is "curated", because of the way the building is designed to let in sunlight, and the graphic vocabulary sewn throughout SHED. If you have been intrigued by what I have written so far, you must take a look here at JENSEN ARCHITECTS. Such a great peak into the creation of SHED. And you must also look here at BOON DESIGN — the design behind the graphics for SHED. So simple. So clean. So perfect. Thank you Brian Scott and your team for creating this stunning work.
Have a wonderful day!
M
My heart is with Paris, our family and friends there, and all who are there and to the world to be one.
I wanted to thank Jean Julien for his beautiful icon that has reached so many. You can see his website here.
And here is a link to the story behind it.
Avec tout mon coeur,
Melisse
Since I love Equator Coffee so much, I thought it would be interesting to look into the designers and the design motivation behind this beloved brand....check out this article on sprudge.com.
So cool to learn that the red is Pantone 199 C — I have fallen in love with this red for use on several book projects. So vivid and vibrant, much like their coffee!
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the package designers: STUDIO SCOTT
The quickly becoming well known name and logo as seen below was chosen "because coffee and tea is grown along the equator. The logo—a Bengal Tiger—is a nod to our early love of coffee from Sumatra and India. The Bengal Tiger is graceful and powerful, and it’s also symbolic of a species that is disappearing, which is another very important symbol to us that needs to be preserved." -- Helen Russell (excerpt taken from William Sonoma's Meet the Maker)
Advertising Agency: Inhalt&Form Werbeagentur BSW, Zurich, Switzerland
Creative Director: Serge Riedener
Art Director: Karin Estermann
Copywriter: Fabian Zahner
Photographer: Oliver Nanzig
Published: December 2013
Every morning, my coffee brings me joy. So when I saw this I giggled! Fun advertising.
DESIGN IS EVERYWHERE. Inspired by a tootsie roll wrapper.
