October saw the release of my second set of James Bond hardback book covers. They are my 14 love letters to Bond, Britain and beyond. I pitched the approach to Ian Fleming Publications Ltd., and took the designs all the way to the printers. The a

October saw the release of my second set of James Bond hardback book covers.

They are my 14 love letters to Bond, Britain and beyond.

I pitched the approach to Ian Fleming Publications Ltd., and took the designs all the way to the printers.

The adventure encompasses all 12 novels plus 2 short story collections with matching end papers, multiple ideations, and a sketchbook tracking the journey.

All Designs and Artwork © Michael Gillette 2024.
Ian Fleming titles © Ian Fleming Publications ltd. 1953-1966.

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Each title has its own bespoke end papers, picking up and repeating themes from within the stories. You should see my shirt collection.

Each title has its own bespoke end papers, picking up and repeating themes from within the stories. You should see my shirt collection.

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Many of the titles went through multiple iterations. The emphasis was always on ideas: honing, abstracting and hybridizing.

Many of the titles went through multiple iterations. The emphasis was always on ideas: honing, abstracting and hybridizing.

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Although completed digitally, the covers started out as rapid, hand drawn thumbnails in a sketchbook.  I was teaching a class in Concepts at the California College of Art, promoting the notion that our minds will give us as many ideas as we d


Although completed digitally, the covers started out as rapid, hand drawn thumbnails in a sketchbook. 

I was teaching a class in Concepts at the California College of Art, promoting the notion that our minds will give us as many ideas as we demand.

This is my account.

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