collage
— mix of digital and physical collage
— primarily, but not exclusively, black and white images
— incorporate more collage into book designs
— try something every day, even if it’s a simple combination of two images
— end each day with clear desk, start the day with cutting board
material
— regular raids of flickr commons
— chop up grazia once we’re done with it
— when the world is open again, look for illustrated books in charity shops
— scans of paper textures as well as images
subjects
— portraits, lots of heads, faces, etc.
— newsy subjects
— films
site
— blog to be nothing but your own stuff
— no headings, just dates
— mostly one image per post, but occasionally a group of related images might work
— of course the dates may have to be actual headings, just to make them linkable
— occasional single-para news posts
— enough cover posts to make sure there’s always two or three on a twenty-long page
— no captions except on book cover posts
— replicate blog feed, with additional making-of images on each post, like the daily splice
— pretty much as-is, but change that profile pic
newsletter
— as is, but focus more on book design and artists
shop
— prints and originals
— possibly t-shirts, but maybe too naff, keep things simple and classy
— check what other people are selling for, but don’t go too cheap
about
— book designer? designer and artist? commercial artist?
promo
— a simple postcard(s) of one image to send to art directors
shopping list
— decent knife
— variety of grey background sheets from paperchase
habits
— stop redesigning your site ffs
— don’t stress over uniformity of images, style, etc.
— perfectly fine if backgrounds are different shades, textures, etc.
— website is stark and minimal; the artwork doesn’t have to be