Seeing
Jose Saramago
This year I enjoyed creating bold typographic, Vintage Classics reissues for José Saramago. The first three (Seeing, Blindness and The Double) were published in March and the next batch in November, with more to come in 2018. The writing has a surreal, dystopian feel, and the books often have a magic realism element to them, which can be difficult to illustrate in a conventional way. Hand printing ‘J’ and ‘S’ old wood type blocks using strong, colourful inks, I created these abstract designs which are inspired by the content of each book.
Chosen by Stephen Parker