Darklore

Darklore is 'a journal of exceptional observations, hidden history, the paranormal and esoteric science'. Greg Taylor of the Daily Grail asked me to design the cover and the illustrations for Darklore Volume I. Greg wanted the book to evoke the atmosphere of dusty, leather-bound, Victorian occult books and this is how it ended up.

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darklore cover

 

Illustration 1

 

Illustration 2

 

Illustration 3

 

Illustration 4

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Volumes II and II have since been released. Here are the covers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Darklore cover 2

:: An early version of the cover

 

darklore details

:: Detail from the final logo showing the faux metal tooling on the lettering.

 

Darklore web

:: I also took elements from the book design and used them on the Darklore website

 

 

 
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