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Crack Up
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Designed by
Billy Blue Creative
Year
2021
Publisher
Pan Macmillan Australia
Design Rationale

Our approach was to reflect the author’s inherent style and energy. The process involved customised typesetting to mimic the creator’s hand-drawn drafts, digitally recreating the frenetic exuberance in an almost graphic novel format. The pages immediately lured readers in to pour over all the details – big and small – which bounce off and into the story. It was exactly the kind of playful, idiosyncratic and engaging design needed to feel authentically Jules Faber. On the cover, we provided art direction for Jules to elevate the main character to hero status, surrounded by active enticers and a call to arms.

Details
Dimensions
129x 198 mm
No. pages
232
Special finishes
Inside cover 1 Colour Gloss Lamination Print 5th colour on cover – PMS 300
Credits
Internal Design
Billy Blue Creative
Illustration
Jules Faber
Typesetting
Billy Blue Creative
Printing
IVE Group
Author
Jules Faber