Graphic Props / A Study in Scarlet
A while back, I started listening to Sherlock Holmes stories as I worked. One idea led to another, and soon enough, I found myself researching early 1900s typography, advertising and newspapers, so that I could redesign the first Sherlock Holmes story, "A Study in Scarlet," as an issue of The Illustrated Police News, full of illustrations and advertisements that support the story. For many reasons, this is perhaps the most self-indulgent personal project I've taken on lately, and one of my favourite portfolio pieces to date. ️️
I plan to talk about some of the individual elements later on - this project gave me an excuse to draw steam ships and violins and portraits and houses! - but for now I just want to share the project as a whole. A fun little adventure through history and storytelling via graphic design. ️
Designed in Photoshop and InDesign, printed via NewspaperClub. And just to be sure; I did check for permission to print A Study in Scarlet for personal use, and got the all clear. :)
