the gas project

Maybe it’s because I was born in the South, but last year Random House asked me to design a book of recipes for Speights Brewery. Or maybe its because I’d work for beer. Thanks to Random for the brief, Aaron McLean for the great shots, and Maz for laying it all out while I was cycling around Europe. While I was doing that, someone else was designing a book about Pinot Noir. Now that would have been trouble.

Another Al Brown production. Oil by Al and Village press.  Illustration by Kieran Rhynhart. Shot by another Kieran.

A great client, an understanding publisher and an extremely talented photographer meant this book was always going to be fun to work on. Winner Peoples Choice and Illustrated categories in the 2010 NZ Book Awards.