Cover illustration and graphic design for annual art book

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Cover illustration and graphic design for annual art book

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The concept of the book is to present 101 danish fine artists to the public in an annual publication. The cover illustration had to make the book 'eatable' for mainstream consumers and to make it stand out on the shelves in the mainstream bookstores.

Frontpage and cover for the book 101 Artists with a pattern that illustrates diversity. The pattern consists of a lot of different things such as a violin, a pencil sharpener, paint, scissors, toy soldiers, a comic book, a radio and a marker. The style is simple outline in black and white. Close ups of the typography and layout in the book 101 Artists. Close ups of the table of contents and headlines in the book 101 Artists. The font used for headlines is Ministry Bold designed by british type-designer Rian Hughes. Spread with layout from the book 101 artists with the artist Anita Viola Nielsen. The left page contains a biography about the artist and the right page contains pictures with abstract paintings by the artist. There are flowers on the paintings. Spread with layout from the book 101 artists with the artist Lisbeth Fabricius Johannsen. The left page contains a biography about the artist and the right page contains pictures with abstracty art installations by the artist Spread with layout from the book 101 artists with the artist Hans Pauli Olsen. The left page contains a biography about the artist and the right page contains pictures of a large sculpture by the artist photographed in 'Den Frie Udstilling' in Copenhagen. Illustration used for the cover of the book 101 Artists. The illustration is a drwaing of a lot of things such as a violin, a pencil sharpener, paint, scissors, toy soldiers, a comic book, a radio, a marker and a dog of the breed dalmatian. The style is simple outline in black and white and are repeated to form a pattern.