Darin Bradley ([info]darinbradley) wrote,
2008-02-06 20:30:00

My latest

One of the great perks of doing cover designs is that you get to read free books—before anyone else. Recently, I got to read David D. Levine's forthcoming collection Space Magic (Wheatland) so I could, you know, design a cover for it.

It's a terrific collection, particularly "I Hold My Father's Paws."

So here's my latest* (my first paying cover design gig!):




Yes, that is a whale.




*downres'd for your convenience

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[info]jennreese

February 7 2008, 01:43:00 UTC 4 years ago

Absolutely stunning. Wowza.

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:06:53 UTC 4 years ago

Why thanks!

[info]benpeek

February 7 2008, 01:48:22 UTC 4 years ago

that's a neat cover, man. grats.

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:07:27 UTC 4 years ago

Glad to hear it! Thanks!

It's a good collection, so I'm glad I didn't screw it up.

[info]clarkesworld

February 7 2008, 01:49:44 UTC 4 years ago

Nice work!

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:07:38 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks!

[info]samhenderson

February 7 2008, 01:51:00 UTC 4 years ago

Oh, that's gorgeous!

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:07:53 UTC 4 years ago

You think?

Cool.

[info]sauvagerie

February 7 2008, 01:53:49 UTC 4 years ago

That looks cooooooool.
I always forget you were an art-dude before you became a word-dude.

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:09:09 UTC 4 years ago

Yeah. Funny, the closest tangible analog to digital imaging, for me, is sculpting, which only ever sorta one of my things.

Guess it turned out okay :)

[info]livia_llewellyn

February 7 2008, 01:55:38 UTC 4 years ago

OMG. Stupendous.

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:09:23 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks!

Anonymous

February 7 2008, 02:08:55 UTC 4 years ago

Nice Work.

Bravo, darinbradley.

But, can a guy get a text wrap around here??? :-)

Seriously though, quite nice.

~CB

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:09:52 UTC 4 years ago

Re: Nice Work.

I know, right!

[info]serasempre

February 7 2008, 02:16:02 UTC 4 years ago

Very nice work. Seriously striking, good balance, nice typography. You do such good work.

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:19:45 UTC 4 years ago

Thank you! It's all about the rule of thirds!

This one's a bit small, so a lot of the detail is muddy, but it gets the demonstration across. I can't wait to see it in print.

[info]joshrountree

February 7 2008, 02:31:55 UTC 4 years ago

That looks great!

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:51:13 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks very much!

[info]experimeditor

February 7 2008, 02:44:36 UTC 4 years ago

Love it. An attention grabber!

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:52:43 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks, Forrest! It was a doozy. I think there was something like fifty layers to that image.

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[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 02:55:07 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks! The title font began as a Copperplate rip-off . . . until I messed with it.

[info]squirrel_monkey

February 7 2008, 02:58:08 UTC 4 years ago

Greta stuff, Darin! Also: get your butt on gmail.

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 16:13:23 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks!

(I will. A bit later. Have to run some errands here in a few.)

[info]davidlevine

February 7 2008, 03:00:34 UTC 4 years ago

I am so totally thrilled about this cover. Especially the whale. (Too bad it's behind the Bruce Holland Rogers quote, but I assume on the real cover it will be more easily visible.) Thanks for an awesome cover!

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 16:14:02 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks, David! I'm glad you like it!

Thanks for a great read!

[info]syrenatricksy

February 7 2008, 04:18:33 UTC 4 years ago

Wow, that's beautiful! I want to see that whale in the bigger format, but this is really astounding stuff, Mr. B!

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 16:14:48 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks!

Yeah, the poor whale is being eaten by blurb copy, but they're good blurbs, so I don't mind!

[info]alankria

February 7 2008, 08:40:39 UTC 4 years ago

That's great, particularly the front.

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 16:15:09 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks!

[info]jlundberg

February 7 2008, 11:33:28 UTC 4 years ago

Very shiny, d00d. That would definitely stop me in the bookstore and make me want to pick it up.

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 16:15:30 UTC 4 years ago

Excellent! Then my work here is finished.

[info]buymeaclue

February 7 2008, 12:45:17 UTC 4 years ago

Pretty slick!

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 16:16:04 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks!

[info]justbeast

February 7 2008, 16:01:13 UTC 4 years ago

Whoa, I didn't know you did cover design. That looks gorgeous, man!

How's the book itself? Looks pretty interesting, but it's always hard to tell..

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 16:16:56 UTC 4 years ago

Yep. Cover design is one of things I'm trying to edge into—more regularly, that is.

The book is awesome. Aside from reading for illustration ideas, I just really enjoyed the stories.

[info]justbeast

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[info]shamela

February 7 2008, 16:48:21 UTC 4 years ago

*sucking in breath*

Ho. Ly. COW. That is marvelous! I, too, would pick it up because of the cover. And I had NO IDEA just how truly artsy you are! What a wonderful thing to find out.

I will now walk around the rest of the morning in awe.

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 17:30:01 UTC 4 years ago

Ha! Thanks!

[info]mistyhills

February 7 2008, 17:45:25 UTC 4 years ago

*juming on bandwagon*

That is great! Looks wonderful! I'm proud of you!

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 18:14:42 UTC 4 years ago

Not to worry: there's always room on the praise-Darin bandwagon!

[info]mistyhills

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[info]ennisdrake

February 7 2008, 20:20:05 UTC 4 years ago

Very nice. The sun really draws the eye.

And congratulations on your sale.

[info]darinbradley

February 7 2008, 23:59:56 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks much!

[info]fizzylizzy333

February 8 2008, 14:12:50 UTC 4 years ago

Huzzah for paying gigs! Looks great, man.

[info]darinbradley

February 8 2008, 15:43:36 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks!
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