I absolutely love this new cover for Charles Bock‘s Beautiful Children. We had the pleasure of doing his web site and viral marketing video a few years back (see it here in our portfolio and the press release) and Charles has always had kickass swag for the book (guitar picks, posters, cassette tapes, etc.). Playing wonderfully off this theme, the paperback for the Dutch version of the novel has the above gorgeous cover.
This is the type of work I long to do.
I love this sign displayed in the coffee shop around the corner. It’s refreshing to see that Hobokenites’ faith and hope remain high, and that people haven’t let their belief in Obama deteriorate now that the afterglow of the election has worn off. The general feeling I get from friends is that they trust he can still turn this thing around, despite the condition 43 left it in, but know it won’t be an immediate fix. And conversations with contractors, clients and friends around the world feel the same way.
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Well, another year and I’ve got another sketchbook to show for it. I don’t know if you got a chance to see the previous sketchbook 1, sketchbook 2, or the illustrations I did for the global investment project, or the illustrations I created to accompany my short story, “The Change“, or the tarot cards that we created for Tina’s birthday. If you didn’t, have a look. Anyway, enjoy these sketches too. The photos didn’t come out so well so I might try again when I have more time. Read more
One of my favorite authors and good friends, Charles Bock, mentioned me and my studio in the acknowledgements for his New York Times bestselling novel, Beautiful Children.
From Publishers Weekly:
A wide-ranging portrait of an almost mythically depraved Las Vegas, this sweeping debut takes in everything from the bland misery of suburban Nevada to the exploitative Vegas sex industry. At the nexus of this Dickensian universe is Newell Ewing, a hyperactive 12-year-old boy with a comic-book obsession. One Saturday night, Newell disappears after going out with his socially awkward, considerably older friend. Orbiting around that central mystery are a web of sufferers: Newell’s distraught parents, clinging onto a fraught but tender marriage; a growth-stunted comic book illustrator; a stripper who sacrifices bodily integrity for success; and a gang of street kids. Into their varying Vegas tableaux, Bock stuffs an overwhelming amount of evocative detail and brutally revealing dialogue (sometimes in the form of online chats). The story occasionally gets lost in amateur skin flicks, unmentionable body alterations and tattoos, and the greasy cruelty of adolescents, all of which are given unflinching and often deft closeups. The bleak, orgiastic final sequence, drawing together the disparate plot threads, feels contrived, but Bock’s Vegas has hope, compassion and humor, and his set pieces are sharp and accomplished.
I definitely recommend you pick up a copy:
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