Stoop Sunar has designed a series of book covers for Salman Rushdie
the designs are really bright and colourful a lot are type based I think
this is one of the main reasons I find these designs aesthetically pleasing
They were inspired by matchbox sticker designs Sunar says this is why the
designs pop because of their memorable appearance and vintage appearance
this is the sort of design i could see myself doing I really love book cover
design and could imagine working for publishers.
"Much of my inspiration comes from the vibrant, visual language found on
everyday packaging and labels found in India around the time of Independence.
It was a time of great transition, of hybridity, of old and new ideas clashing
together. Of all forgotten places, this showed most on the simplest, seemingly
insignificant canvas of all - the humble matchbox and its printed label. The
kaleidoscopic variety of haphazardly printed ephemera seen on matchbox labels,
as well as medicine boxes, soap packs and firecrackers, all have such a recognisable
and symbolic aesthetic that really captured a unique period in time."
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