Leonor Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Have you seen this guy's work? He makes awesome vector covers for Ayn Rand's books: http://decoechoes.deviantart.com/ These two are my favorites: http://decoechoes.deviantart.com/art/We-the-Living-Vector-425489262 http://decoechoes.deviantart.com/art/Anthem-Vector-425411244 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repairman Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Welcome to the forum, Leonor! Indeed, these covers are better than those on any publication I've seen. What's the chances he can sell them to the current publisher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reidy Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I like them, too, though the Rand designs are not my favorites. The We the Living cover, whatever its artistic merits, is unsuitable because it gives away the ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonor Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I like them, too, though the Rand designs are not my favorites. The We the Living cover, whatever its artistic merits, is unsuitable because it gives away the ending. No, you gave away the ending. Nobody who hasn't read the book would have know it was the ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonor Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Welcome to the forum, Leonor! Indeed, these covers are better than those on any publication I've seen. What's the chances he can sell them to the current publisher? I don't know. I don't even know if he considered it. He was complaining his covers weren't getting much attention (I guess on dA they aren't) and I suggested he posts on Objectivist forum. Then decided to post here myself since I remembered I have an account. Who is the current publisher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theestevearnold Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmessier Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Hello! I'm the creator of those covers; I have just joined the forum at Leonor's suggestion. If anyone is interested, prints of those covers are available not only on DeviantArt but also through my etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DecoEchoes. You can even buy the original vector files, if you prefer to get them printed yourself. Since only objectivists will likely buy them, I am not overly concerned about anyone violating copyright . I would actually have to agree with Reidy about the We the Living cover; it is a bit too blatant. However, this is because all my Ayn Rand designs were originally done as hand-painted canvas posters, not book covers. I had a few more abstract concepts, but the client who commissioned the posters insisted on my depicting the final scene from the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Cool! How did you find the client, or how did he find you? Are the originals displayed privately, or in a gallery somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmessier Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 He was my roommate actually, the same person who first introduced me to Objectivism. Unfortunately, the originals are displayed privately in his Toronto home. The "Rockefeller Centre Atlas" image was a separate commission, and is also displayed privately at the client's home in Mississippi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repairman Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Welcome indeed! I have a great appreciation of graphic illustration. I'll be looking into starting a collection of your works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.