In Spring 2022, I took on the task of creating a book cover design for Stanley Lombardo’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey. The project included creating an illustration and type treatment for the cover and interior. The final deliverables were a 23.25” x 9.375” book jacket, two-page layout, cover page, and chapter break design.
![Concept #1—Legendary Homecoming](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/9027ac02-f224-4d36-9ea0-4adbd100cc04_rw_1920.jpg?h=919673875f3b7169a9cb60b9dd136f40)
Concept #1—Legendary Homecoming
![Concept #4—Legendary/Godlike](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/740728c5-2d43-4e13-b689-1b85ac3ea6ee_rw_1920.jpg?h=00f458519b23f46b911232eec194cd13)
Concept #4—Legendary/Godlike
![Concepts #2 and #3—Vengeful, Weary](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/f2b1b11b-0185-4a13-924c-6aaf0f8c7ca9_rw_1920.jpg?h=64f00b30f3c8f7f74c5c7ccb2902530c)
Concepts #2 and #3—Vengeful, Weary
![Illustration close-up of 'vengeful' concept, juxtaposed next to the first-line of Lombardo's translation—the beginning and the end, side-by-side](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/f43a3df4-252a-44fa-b0b3-df7cd4994372_rw_3840.png?h=4a01a13380fe5a8920c76998d03ae9a0)
![Interior Cover Page](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/3ffed1a9-f35d-48e4-8547-5eb8e38e8ca0_rw_1200.jpg?h=9d766f7c082d15fa5cb30fe02e45fce1)
Interior Cover Page
![Page 1](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/be764946-2f04-4b48-bff2-d2897c8095dc_rw_1200.jpg?h=32a901c0cfba1d9f436fdbdb0261dfa8)
Page 1
![Chapter break](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/8a720e45-4662-437a-804e-b199ddbbd700_rw_1200.jpg?h=d9518dfaee937b9d5abe7280a08f1cef)
Chapter break
![Start of chapter two](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/ecf417f3-81ab-4989-8a36-8f919fc4ba6d_rw_1200.jpg?h=0d896619c675cf22a98070313c0d985a)
Start of chapter two
![Cover Mockup—Flat View](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/0f0f2617-6516-435c-8928-f5466a269942_rw_1920.jpg?h=1df43da532eed027a16d13be169c7ef1)
Cover Mockup—Flat View
![Cover Mockup-Front](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/ff51fa4d-dece-4646-9331-b5f83d786543_rw_1920.jpg?h=2097fe7c75f987d4e6bef0f5797166e7)
Cover Mockup-Front
![Front Flap Mockup](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/a4f2f96d-c2ab-410b-b7ab-d39b3ede5d43_rw_1200.jpg?h=fe173a862159b654271e8b815a8b2118)
Front Flap Mockup
![Back Flap Mockup](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/486d2483-5915-423d-b83d-6aa6a7525468_rw_1200.jpg?h=16b030d7b1bdd90f4bdacd53773d4b95)
Back Flap Mockup
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7b69f553-832b-4cd2-93ba-47fb26698c69/66789ca0-beed-46a5-8649-5b652b8269a4_rw_1920.jpg?h=f25453435090627115a810d5275ece86)
Full Cover Illustration (Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator)