Each/Other: Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger

In December of 2020, the Denver Art Museum asked if I could art direct and execute a book (cover and layout) for Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger’s joint exhibit, Each/Other, opening to the public in May of 2021. I was and still am honored to have had this opportunity. Up until then it was only a dream of mine to art direct and design a book of this caliber.

I usually create mood boards to help my mind compartmentalize all the different images I see, but with this book, the artists, and the work that was being shown, I already had two directions that I felt would work best.

OPTION ONE

OPTION TWO

My contacts at Denver actually chose option one first, which I was very excited about, because I don’t think my love for gradients will ever die. I actually started working on the design with option one’s direction when I was asked if we can change it to option two’s direction. Not a problem. I always felt like option two was the better option for this book because I was very intentional in choosing colors from their artwork, a heading font that matched the feeling of the artwork, and a layout that highlighted the photos of the artwork, the fonts, and the colors. Option one was me getting my design wants, at that moment, out of my head and on digital paper.

Above is the finished product. I was and still am very proud of this book. Shout out and thank you to Valerie Hellstein for reaching out and being an easy and understanding person to communicate with throughout the process of design for the book. If you’re interested in purchasing it, you can buy it here.