ALT. WEEKLY TABLOID NEWSPAPER COVERS
HARTFORD ADVOCATE/WEEKLY
For over 13 years I had the opportunity to design some fun, out-of-the-box covers for the Hartford area alternative readers. Here are just a few of my favorites.
The editors wanted a Scholastic Books-style cover.
Who knew a little Alt-Weekly could predict the future?
... deserves a clean cover.
The writer really wanted this type of cover.
We quickly staged this outside with the assistance of a fellow staffer. The was considered risqué for the paper at the time.
Nothing changes...
PAINTING PETS
The Challenge:
The images supplied for this story were really bad photos of really bad pet paintings.
The Execution:
The HBO series “The Sopranos” was the inspiration. The episode where Tony commissions a painting of himself and his horse and he’s portrayed as a General.
The Rewards:
A fun cover for a story with very limited images.
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MISSING CONNECTICUT ART
The Challenge:
Take a not-so-visually compelling story and try to create a cover that entices the reader to pick up the issue.
The Execution:
Some stock art, an image of one of the missing paintings and free reign with the art direction and a bit of Adobe Photoshop.
The Rewards:
A less than 35% copy return for that week.
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FALL ARTS PREVIEW
The Challenge:
The images provided had no real cover potential, but needed to showcase the event with an actual piece in the show.
The Execution:
The cover image “Stardust Motel”, 1977 by John Baeder, was tightly cropped and the motel sign altered with Adobe Photoshop for new cover text.
The Rewards:
A cover that visually represented the event and hi-lighted one of the artist’s more compelling pieces.
