Artist Statement

My senior project is a cohesive series of five book covers focused on interior design. Since my adolescent years I have had a passion for interior design. With my parents owning a remodeling company I was surrounded by the field my entire life. I figured with this project I could incorporate two of my passions, interior design and graphic design. 

To begin my design process, I started researching the different interior design styles (which is a few hundred) and found myself drawn towards five in particular; Traditional, Contemporary, Modern, Mid-Century Modern, and Southern Manor. I researched the style patterns, colors, and how long the styles had been around. I decided to focus on the particular pattern styles of each and how they are designed. At first I wanted to design my covers using watercolor but after trying that I wasn’t pleased with how it looked. So back to the drawing boards I went, deciding to use my watercolor designs as inspiration for digital versions. This process tightened up and flattened the imagery, giving it a more graphic presence. After a few revisions, I arrived at the digital versions that became the dominant element in my finished design. The typography treatment is subtle but complicated; the typographic qualities of the typeface chosen for each corresponding design style needed to communicate the essence of that style. The harmony between the typography and illustration on each cover gives viewers a taste of what to expect inside. Sometimes you actually can judge a book by its cover.