so, first of all, i am very excited to announce that this is not only a new entry in my blog, but my first blog entry that counts as a blogish journal for my graphic design class! yesss. best day of my life? i think so.

second of all, this afternoon i was downtown, and by downtown i mean the gold coast, and when i say gold coast i mean michigan ave, and when i say michigan ave i mean to most crowded annoying street in all of chicago. it has spirit, yes, but all those damn tourists just don't know how to navigate quickly enough for me. so anyway, i dropped into borders because i am taking this crazy amazing class-literature on film. two of my very favorite things in the world. so i went to pick up our first reading, long day's journey into night by eugene o'neill. The cover design is AWESOME. i love the typography so much! the contrast of the boldness of the font and the contrast of light to dark is so wonderful. the over-all design is simple and very clean.

ALSO, ya'll get to enjoy a double entry because while i was at borders i stubbled upon 3 books i HAVE to purchase, even though i own them with different book design. haha. sometimes i think books just throw themselves at me and demand to be a part of my life. so, penguin and ruben toledo (cuban...everything. god, basically) collaborated and he created new cover art for pride and prejudice, wuthering heights, and a scarlet letter. i am in love with them. they are very stylized and a bit.....gothic? slightly morbid? ....i don't know exactly, but a little dark, which is something i'm very into right now. very loose and silhouetted and wonderful. just truly a heart match with me. so, enjoy these pictures and go buy them because they are a wonderful collaboration! i love hand drawn work so muccccccchhhhhhh.