What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker
Book jacket design and author photo for the debut memoir (Ecco/Harper Collins) by award-winning writer, editor, and satirist Damon Young.
I had this distinct honor and pleasure of designing the wedding suite (invitation, program, and menu) for Washington, DC power couple Loryn Wilson Carter and Neal Carter. From the moment I learned their wedding theme was Art Deco I was excited about tackling the project. I've long been an admirer of the symmetrical intricacy of the Art Deco aesthetic; it was a welcome challenge to experiment with it. In order to establish a consistency with all three assets, especially considering the invite was printed in gold foil on black paper but the menu and program were printed in black on gold paper, I designed a logo of sorts for the couple as well--a capital "C" within an inverted triangle that was repeated on all the printed materials.
Loryn & Neal wedding suite; invitation, menu card, & program
Loryn & Neal wedding invitation; alternate colorway
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