“The cover of a book is the first thing a potential reader will notice: it requires to draw immediate attention, stimulate curiosity, and heighten the desire to find out more about the book´s articles, and generate a clear call for action,” states Lisbon-based designer, illustrator and art director Senhor Tocas. “Lots of book publishers have not yet realised that.” Tocas has realised it and it’s shown across his diverse and bold approach to publication cover layout.
The approaches range from organic-looking painterly abstractions to using visceral and arresting photorealistic vision, such as unflinching typographic stitches shot for the cover of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
Tocas has worked with firms such as Portuguese publishers Nexo Editorial, Clube do Autor and Oficina do Livro and US-based Akashic Books; even if he’s not designing he says he’s into “graffiti, lighting and blurry pictures,” and wolfing down Haagen-Dazs ice-cream. It is an odd resumé, certain, but a rather endearing one.
source http://www.artingerdesigns.com/portuguese-designer-senhor-tocas-remarkable-approach-to-book-cover-design-and-illustration/
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