hache holguin | graphic design, illustration

Illustration and cover design. The Apotheosis of the strange and absurd.

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:00:00 PDT

In designing covers for books there are many variables, the genre of the novel, the author's intention with the same, the history (if any) ... and also the very idea of the author to the external image of the book, some authors are more concerned with the content and are primarily concerned by the interior, leaving almost total freedom to illustrator / designer (me) to propose, if so required, or read the complete work in record time, or have very good information on the history, details and the generalities of it, the other option are the authors who like to calculate and plan every single detail of the book and they bring their own idea for the cover. If you ask me which is better? The truth depends on each case, there are texts in which it is not easy to approach or fails wonderful idea, and if you almost want the author to get involved much more outside of the book, but can also happen that the author has it all so clear that we need almost read his mind to understand what you want on the cover. So that to make covers for books takes more than imagination and technical skill.

The cover of The Apotheosis of the strange and absurd was those in which the author is very clear what you want, the idea suggested was something like this: a blimp and many planes flying on a red, very red, down a group of people with umbrellas open, with little definition in the manner and on the other hand a flying umbrellas, they should be colorful.That's what I did, and though it may not sound like much work, really hit the point of what the author wishes it was not so simple, what good is like the end result and that, besides the money collected, are very good reward.

For those interested, The Apotheosis of the strange and the absurd is a book of Daniel Ricardo Hernandez, a young writer and witty, with many thoughts to share on a book somewhat complex but very interesting reading. It's in libraries so if you are interested in reading ...

Illustration and cover design. The mathematics are useless.

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:40:00 PDT

Make book covers testing is often not a simple task, often have little fiction and for the same reason, little freedom of creation, last year I made the cover for the book The mathematics are useless Authors Bruno D'Amore and Giorgio Bolondi, a book whichgives a more human look at the use of mathematics and less scientific or high, the idea of the book is to show how mathematics is present in many of the acts of daily life andthe title of book is inspired by a provocative graffiti seen by the authors in an Italian wall, which just said " La matematica non serve a nulla ", with the text so the idea was to go counter to that phrase, away from the boring notion of mathematics as a compilationof formulas and examples and anecdotes to narrate as the mathematical sciences are closer to life than we think.

The authors wanted the idea of graffiti is somehow see represented on the cover, and then explore five different ideas come to this idea, in which mathematics and humanityshown by part of the same element. The other thing I like about the final outcome was the treatment of the flap of the authors, so I share a couple of approaches that part alsocover raw complete and illustration design before installation.

Illustration and cover design. Estacion Stockton

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:54:00 PDT

This was another of the covers design made the previous year (2011), this is the book Estación Stockton by Francisco Jimenez Sanchez, the history of Estación Stockton is interesting but complex to illustrate, is the story of a failed man looking out of his defeat in the face of life and taking refuge in books, which become the trench from where he watches his life.

Several sketches were made to illustrate the cover of Estación Stockton, at first the idea was closer to the title, which could be as Estación Stockton site, then I looked closer to the star and raise a subjective view from where they would spend their life and his days, we finally got to the final idea, where the protagonist has no face, or has the face of lucidity, I think the other elements need no explanation, the fact is that all about defeat, and illustrate that loss immersed myself in music and songs like ”casi nadie” by Los Caballeros de la Quema.

Estación Stockton is available in bookstores, is a book very well written and easy to read, so can be found these days in the Bogotá Book Fair (#25Filbo).

Illustration and portrait. Mario Mendoza

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:41:00 PDT

This portrait was commissioned for the cover of issue 87 of the Libros & Letras Magazine, in this case a portrait of writer Mario Mendoza, the technique is as recurrent in the portraits I usually do.

This is the complete portrait and some details of the portrait where you can see some brush strokes and strokes, as well as the full cover of Libros & Letras Magazine No. 87.

Illustration and design. Grammatical psycho, book

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:41:00 PST

This was another work of illustration and book cover design (I'm late to show some worklast year but due to lack of time), in this case a rather interesting story book, it is Grammatical psycho the author is Jorge Aristizabal Gafaro.

The cover illustration refers to the story that gives name to the book, Grammatical psycho, a story in which a man obsessed with grammar and proper use of it, decides to end little by little with those frequently in everyday life, abusive language. Really a very interesting and worth reading.

Those interested in purchasing the book can contact me, or if you require my services, they can also contact me. For now are some details of the cover illustration and the final piece.

Illustration and design. The dead bodies do not count in that way!

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:50:00 PST

The past year, 2011 I did for the author Mary Daza Orozco and the imprint Libros & Letras, the cover of the book The dead bodies do not count in that way!, A book very hard which tells the story of a group of persons seeking the bodies of their relatives assassinated by any of the many dark forces which sadly living in Colombia.

The idea of the cover was the result of more or less two days of thinking and sketching, itrefers to one of the many passages of history in which family members searching for their loved ones in the river, waiting to fall bodies that murderers tend to throw water on the cover the dead are represented by the drops of blood falling to the river, amid the flowers that are about the only way to dismiss the dead.

This is the cover illustration and cover over.

In this link you can read an interview with the author, where it has details of the story.

Illustration anniversary Libros & Letras

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:58:00 PST

Since 2004 I have worked with the Libros & Letras Foundation, during this time I have made many of the illustrations on the cover of their cultural magazine. In September of 2011 Libros & Letras celebrated ten years of his cultural project and commissioned me to do the cover of the anniversary edition. The idea of the illustration mixes some elements that have to do with literature, but also with children, I tried to vary a bit looking for my color palette come up with something more contemporary and lively.

This is the result of Libros & Letras illustration Anniversary.

Illustration and design. Deborah Kruel

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:54:00 PST

Deborah Kruel is a Ramon Illan Bacca’s book, is a spy story that takes place in the Colombian Caribbean, she is a Nazi spy who is little information and some who are woven many mysteries and intrigues of espionage and counter espionage.

I was commissioned to do the cover illustration and book cover design and the result was a direct image, with some tropical color where the enigmatic woman is lying on a German bomber, named vehicle at the beginning of the story.

This is the front end of the book Deborah Kruel by Ramon Illan Bacca, accompanied by a detail of the mysterious woman, the full cover art and final assembly of the complete cover.

Illustration and design. Tras la huella del Almirante

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:51:00 PST

This is one of the works of this 2011 which I needed to show in my blog, it is the work of illustration and cover art for the book Tras la huella del Almirante. The case Arango Bacci by the writer, journalist and friend Hernando De la Rosa. About this work are many things to tell the story of the book is so interesting and complex as the cover illustrationtried to show many symbolic elements. The book Tras la huella del Almirante. The case Arango Bacci has led the process against the Admiral Arango Bacci, a theme sounded fairly in the media, who was accused of involvement in drug trafficking, the book tells how the process was full of intrigue false evidence one of them is a fingerprint that was found in a document that would seem to Arango Bacci, and that false evidence was instrumental in the process of proving the innocence of the Admiral, hence the title of the book.

The concept of the cover is based on the amount of press that was the case when he was arrested Arango Bacci and little press that gave the verdict of acquittal by the Supreme Court, so I turn to the message in the bottle as a way of showing the difficulties of the clear the name of a person unjustly incriminated. Inside the bottle, a paper boat where there's the photo of Arango Bacci and a fingerprint, referring to the trace evidence was found to be false. In addition, the bottle has a broken part and the element that breaks is the symbol of Opus Dei, because apparently the enemies of the Admiral were on top of that religion.

In this project I was charged to do the cover illustration and cover design complete, it shows pictures of the final cover, full illustration, some details of it and the cover end.

Illustration. Robot crooked

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:36:00 PDT

This is an illustration for a project we're cooking with master Keshava, child-centered projects that we have enough advance. This is a story full of puns and therefore also a graphic game.

This is the first of 20 children's illustrations that make up the project, like to say that if any editorial or entity interested in knowing and publish the book, can contact in hi@hacheholguin.com

Design. Redes sociales para todos

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:26:00 PDT

Another book cover design work, this time I did more design and less illustration, was an interesting job and I enjoyed because of my closeness to the networks and blogs. The book is called Redes sociales para todos, su negocio en la web 2.0, written by reporter Ana Maria Jaramillo. I share some details of the inlay work and comments on the back of the book, you can follow the author on twitter at @anamjaramillo or visit her blog www.twitterparatodos.blogspot.com

Book cover

Ana Maria Jaramillo, and had surprised us with Twitter para todos, a book that was best seller in Mexico, the U.S. and comprehensive manual Colombia.Un to communicate in 140 characters. In his journalistic work has found that social networks are at the forefront of instant information at present.

Redes sociales para todos, su negocio en la web 2.0, correspondent for El Tiempo in Miami reveals data and concrete examples of the functionality and scope of Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube and Foursquare, which have revolutionized human relations in modern society.

"It is clear that the opportunities offered by social networks we are extraordinary, no matter what we pursue, where we live or what stage of life we find," the author reminds us.

Illustration Antígona y Creonte, Rebeldía y estado en Colombia.

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:28:00 PDT

Another illustration and design work I did in May was that the book Antígona y Creonte, Rebeldía y estado en Colombia,.author Roland Anrup. The book is a brief drive, and crude depth study on violence in Colombia, and sadly some incredible passages, killing, indifference and oblivion.

The cover has many elements, above a messianic figure, walking on water, an element symbolizing tyranny and replacing his head, his legs are built by other elements that represent the anonymity of many victims, under the water is part of the people displaced with the mouth cells, prisoners of their enforced silence, around these and the background is texture of newsprint, mixed with an evocation of a frieze, with reference to Greek mythology but with some pre-Columbian elements, which I interested symbolize the antiquity of violence in our country.

The book Antígona y Creonte, Rebeldía y estado en Colombia. is to hard to read but necessary, some people say that the author takes a position but still is good to read thoughts of foreign scholars on the national reality.

Illustration Días de Rojo

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:39:00 PDT

In May 2011 I was working on some illustrations and cover designs for books, work which I love because it has quite the opportunity to propose and explore conceptually and technically, one of them was Días de Rojo, author María Elena Lavaud (@melavaud), the book was published in Venezuela and the idea was to do the editing for Colombia, which means that there was already a first cover and that meant the same pose on the cover a different idea to that of the first edition.

Días de Rojo is complex issues, current and interesting, is on one hand the political issue, as the story unfolds in the days of the 1992 coup in Venezuela by Hugo Chavez, a character in the novel is called Sanchez, parallel to the political everyday is a story with love, heartbreaks, dreams and ambitions, the search for a quiet morning with the right person in a supportive environment.

Those who know a little of my style and my work know that I am not good at work and clear text, I prefer to play with images, meanings and reinvent mix, in the case of the covers of books I always think of two moments in front of the book before read and after reading it, I like the cover subtly invite you to discover what the book and the story, but that is also the review of the back, so I'm more interested in the second stage, when the reader closes after reading the book, he turns around and discover elements on the face of history. So what I tried to communicate was a false dawn, the sun promised to disappoint, after the beret is a hidden, very hidden, the watering of red illusions and hopes of each of the inhabitants of a country and each personal story darkens .

The writer and journalist María Elena Lavaud has a blog of her book, there is additional data, comments and Días de Rojo developments, a book that really worth knowing, read, enjoy and live.

Días de Rojo Blog www.diasderojo.blogspot.com

Illustration: Ecuador in points

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:53:00 PDT

In this illustration try to vary a little color and play with a different palette which I use. As for the idea, an approach to what was the last book fair in Bogota with Ecuador as the guest of honor.

Illustration, passenger woman

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:58:00 PDT

The idea was to make a illustration about women and literature, art, creation, and I think that achieves get out a bit from my usual color and go for a color a little more feminine.

I also like creative flight recurrence and the various elements that appeared and stayed to give prominence to the details, so show the full image and three details of this illustration that I hope you like it and tell me your opinion about it .

Book Potion Illustration

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:59:00 PST

This is an illustration that I enjoy doing, I try to explore something new but I finally use the drawing and the technique used, however I think it looks good, leave your comments please.

Mario Vargas Llosa Portrait

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:13:00 PST

This was an assignment for El Tiempo, the recent Nobel Prize in Literature, Mario Vargas Llosa, a job was a bit rushed, and despite the effort I think it is clear from the five portraits commissioned this was what I liked, perhaps because he spontaneous drawing gives a touch of freshness and expressiveness, or at least so it seems to me to accomplish.

If anyone is interested in commissioning a portrait or caricature in this style, I am available in the contact form or hi@hacheholguin.com

Illustration for circus

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:19:00 PST

This was an illustration for some friends of the circus, the idea was to show some circus characters and play with a catcher.

With colors and textures try to evoke the classic circus but with a slightly more moderntouch in the drawing.

I show a complete picture and two details, one of thethe secondary characters and golddetail of the main character .

Illustration: Icaro

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:09:00 PST

This is a job that usually do very often but I like it because I can do a lot of textures and to explore techniques and styles, in this case was a work of illustration for Icaro design friends who wanted to put some of my work in a its walls, so what I did was a very icaro my style, with a conceptual play between modern and classic icaro, which resulted in the show is the digital version, a detail of it and making how to stay work and wall-mounted of Icaro design .

By the way, if you want a similar illustration work for one of its walls do not hesitate to go through the contact form to negotiate.

Illustration Chasquis Cover

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:16:00 PST

2010 was a nice year on projects, new contacts ... one of the new contacts generated a good project, which I have shown some pieces of artwork but I think is worth while showing something else, in this case the cover, two details page, where you can see some textures that made this illustration was a two-day working, it goes a detail of the title page, which also took a job as cool textures.

I almost forgot that the book is called "Chasquis, chascarrilos y gritos de independencia" the author Luis Liévano "Keshava".

Santos and Chavez Portrait

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:40:00 PST

A pair of illustration work done for the newspaper El Tiempo, Juan Manuel Santos and Hugo Chávez portraits.

Illustration in 2010 went

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:36:00 PST

This illustration made at the edge of the end of the year, it is a gift for friends and visitors of my website, with it going my good wishes for the year to come over and the illusion that everything in 2011 is better for everyone.

Portrait: Dilma Rousseff

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:01:00 PST

Dilma Rousseff portrait, one of the work done for the newspaper El Tiempo, is part of the summary of 2010.

By the way, those interested in giving portraits as this can contact me at
http://h2ebox.blogspot.com/2009/12/formulario-de-contacto.html

Illustration: Angela Davis.

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:43:00 PST

Illustration of Angela Davis, a portrait I liked to paint and foremost i liked to know about the work of this interesting woman.

Illustration: Simon Bolivar

noreply@blogger.com (Hache Holguín) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:52:00 PST

Illustration for the book Chasquis, gritos y chascarrillos de independencia, by the writer Luis Liévano "Keshava".

This particular one is an Illustration about Simón Bolívar and illustrates the song "Simoncito", which I transcribe a passage, the book is available at the bookshop of the Magisterium.

Simoncito

Ahorita quiero cantarles

La historia de un niño grande,

Sucedió hace mucho tiempo

Es verdad, y no es un cuento.

Cuando calló el aguacero

Se escuchaba un cuchicheo,

En la casa de los Bolívar Bis

Nació Simón Soñador.

Jugaba al trompo en Caracas,

Nadó los ríos de Aragua,

Y a galope y sin montura

Cabalgaba en las llanuras.

Gente libre fue su sueño

Y un continente sin dueño... ...