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I Heart Design
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I Heart Design

by Steven Heller
March 2011
Intermediate to advanced
216 pages
5h 11m
English
Rockport Publishers
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no. 79

SELECTED BYCHARLES WILKINIRON MAIDEN: PIECE OF MINDDESIGNED BYDEREK RIGGS

I honestly had no idea who Iron Maiden was when I bought Piece of Mind in 1983 at age fourteen, but I just knew by looking at the cover it would piss off my parents. In that split second, this album cover transformed my teenage rebellion into inspiration and ultimately became the reason I’m a designer/illustrator today. Even after all these years, Eddie’s image motivates me to kick ass and take names later.

Perhaps these days I’m just being nostalgic or looking to rekindle the fearlessness of youth now long gone, but clearly Derek Riggs’s illustrations still inspire me to make art.

Even if you’re not a fan of heavy metal you have to admit Derek Riggs has created ...

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ISBN: 9781592536825