Alissa Dinallo

Freelancer February: Alissa Dinallo on Designing Small Joys of Real Life

The process of designing this cover was relatively straight forward. Originally titled In Real Life, this beautiful debut novel centers around a young woman living in Melbourne, Australia, who falls pregnant after a one night stand. At first we explored some photographic options, which were beautiful, but not quite right for the book.

Freelancer February: Alissa Dinallo on Designing Small Joys of Real Life

Interview with Designer Alissa Dinallo

"For me, influence comes from a manuscript. The style of book will inspire what kind of approach I take for my designs (abstract, literal, figurative). I am also a typography geek so I am constantly inspired by cool and wacky letterforms."

Interview with Designer Alissa Dinallo