First, let me say that- as a reader- I despise misleading cover art. I HATE a photo that looks nothing like the described character. As to whether Bloomsbury is a nest of racist vipers, I can’t say. This is my experience- as a designer- of book cover design projects: Crotchety Lunatic Boss Figure 1: We [...]

Here in San Diego, there’s an area of stunning natural beauty (with sheer sandy cliffs plunging through gauzy golden light to a streaky cobalt sea) which the Spanish conquistadors called La Jolla, or “The Jewel.”  The street grid of an adjacent area of the city, built in the mid 20th century, bears names such as [...]