Cordelia Strube

Michel Vrana on Designing Misconduct of the Heart

When art director Jessica Albert at ECW Press sends assignments my way, she always includes a selection of comparable titles with the design brief. For Cordelia Strube’s darkly comic novel, set in a diner-style chain restaurant, many of the comps had a quirky quality, and almost all had big, bold, and colourful type. Along with the comps, there was also an adorably off kilter photo included, with the note:

Michel Vrana on Designing Misconduct of the Heart