designer, artist, & oxford comma enthusiast

lesmis-01.jpg

Les Misérables

Created at Auburn University, Fall 2019

Book Design

Art Direction

Print Collateral

Using excerpts from the original French translation, this type-based design is made up of four chapters that follow the character arcs (and tragic deaths) of Les Amis d'ABC from Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Handwritten elements from Hugo's original manuscript serve to highlight important passages and incorporate type as texture throughout. A grid system is utilized and then broken as the plot rises and falls. This limited edition, 60 paged publication comes with a dual-sided bookmark.

Awards: Best in Show & 1st Place in Publication – Auburn 2020 Juried Show (Juror: Lionel Ferreira)