Supermodels Discovered
Laurence King
Laurence King
The question that every supermodel gets asked repeatedly is 'how were you discovered?'
Several faced challenging upbringings, coming from obscurity or poverty before being scouted by chance in a supermarket or airport. Some became celebrities overnight, others fought their way up from a very young age.
Published by Laurence King, this 200+ paged hardback focuses on many of the most famous women in the industry and looks into depth on how they became world-famous.
The publication features original interviews from Claudia Schiffer, Pat Cleveland, Amber Valletta, Halima Aden, Stephanie Seymour and many more.
Several faced challenging upbringings, coming from obscurity or poverty before being scouted by chance in a supermarket or airport. Some became celebrities overnight, others fought their way up from a very young age.
Published by Laurence King, this 200+ paged hardback focuses on many of the most famous women in the industry and looks into depth on how they became world-famous.
The publication features original interviews from Claudia Schiffer, Pat Cleveland, Amber Valletta, Halima Aden, Stephanie Seymour and many more.
Design
Breakdown
Breakdown
What started as simply designing the book cover for this project evolved into having the role of creating both the cover and interior.
Working alongside the Senior Commissioning Editor at Laurence King, I designed several cover variations. Each one showcases the models in their iconic poses.
Regarding the editorial design for the interior, my process usually consists of drawing out a few layouts, implementing a few on InDesign and then presenting them to the client with my rationale behind each concept. The design of this publication was incredibly swift.
From the start, I was determined to work with typography for the names of the models for various reasons. Since modelling revolves around the body and posture, I wanted to reflect on this through the orientation of the typography on the spreads. Some are playful, some seem restricted, and some seem formulaic. These are all elements that relate to various styles of modelling.
Unless it is an interview spread, the typography lock-up of each model's name starts on the right and the body copy on the left. This method allowed for consistency across the publication.
When I put forward this typographic design concept to the team at Laurence King, they responded positively to this route, and this style set me on a strong path. Throughout the publication, are pulled-out quotes, to emphasize the model's voices.
The publication is officially out now and can be purchased from Waterstones, Amazon, Blackwell's and Foyles.
Author:
Caroline Leaper, Deputy Fashion Director at The Telegraph
Working alongside the Senior Commissioning Editor at Laurence King, I designed several cover variations. Each one showcases the models in their iconic poses.
Regarding the editorial design for the interior, my process usually consists of drawing out a few layouts, implementing a few on InDesign and then presenting them to the client with my rationale behind each concept. The design of this publication was incredibly swift.
From the start, I was determined to work with typography for the names of the models for various reasons. Since modelling revolves around the body and posture, I wanted to reflect on this through the orientation of the typography on the spreads. Some are playful, some seem restricted, and some seem formulaic. These are all elements that relate to various styles of modelling.
Unless it is an interview spread, the typography lock-up of each model's name starts on the right and the body copy on the left. This method allowed for consistency across the publication.
When I put forward this typographic design concept to the team at Laurence King, they responded positively to this route, and this style set me on a strong path. Throughout the publication, are pulled-out quotes, to emphasize the model's voices.
The publication is officially out now and can be purchased from Waterstones, Amazon, Blackwell's and Foyles.
Author:
Caroline Leaper, Deputy Fashion Director at The Telegraph