Steven Marsden on Designing Queer Asia
I was commissioned by Zed Books to create this cover back in September 2018. Zed have been a client of mine for about 6 years and I have always enjoyed the wide variety of subject matter I get to work with. Often, I’ll be allowed free reign for the first round of options but for this title Zed already had a clear idea of the concept - so it was just up to me to bring it to life. I only had a few days to create the initial ideas as a cover image was needed urgently for that year’s catalogue. This is a rare example of a job that had a very quick turnaround that can add a bit of pressure, which I quite like.
