announcements
New stuff for mid-’08: We’re halfway through producing the latest issue of Mean magazine, and just finished the July issue of Artillery. Was very happy when Artillery asked me to art direct their mag. I have a lot of respect for the editor, Tulsa Kinney, with whom I’ve worked before, and former art director, Paul Takizawa, who is now with L.A. CityBeat. The new issue features a package on the Berlin art scene, sehr modern!
Been art directing a top-secret website for Lexus. That’s all I can say before launch or I risk losing my complimentary SC convertible.
Also in the works: A new book from Feral House and author Stephen J. Gertz about those cool drug-related pulp novels from the mid-20th century. And a coffee table book from Americhip Books. Finally, check out Max Gerber’s interview on Charlie Rose. I got to design and edit Max’s book, My Heart vs. the Real World, and am very proud of the press it’s been getting.
Later!
Bill
books
Finished two books in early 2008: Secession from Feral House, and the Brooklyn Review, Volume 25.
BR25, edited by Andy Hunter, is actually somewhere between a book and a magazine. For more information on this project, visit BR’s website.
Here’s the front and back cover of Brooklyn Review 25. The incredible artwork is by Alison Elizabeth Taylor. This image is actually done with real wood!
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SECESSION, by Thomas H. Naylor
Another original and intelligent title from Feral House. This one is a well-thought argument for states seceding from the “Empire.” Here’s the cover I came up with:
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2007 books included a hard-cover coffee table book for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press and three soft-covers for Process Media.
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MY HEART VS. THE REAL WORLD, by Max S. Gerber
I feel especially close to this project, having worked with Max while I was with L.A. Weekly.