A Dirtbag’s Approach

Editorial Design // 2022

“Would you want to create some shitty illustrations for a guide book” was how this project was presented to me during the approach to a crag on a spring day. Mark Nielsen, and a band of friends (Random Band of Misfists), had spent the weekends of their 20’s exploring Saskatchewan’s unsung natural gems, yet there was no one place to discover the multitude of offerings the “flat” province has to offer. The solution? Creating it themselves. 

Initially tasked with creating some “shitty” illustrations, as a Saskatchewan ex-pat, I felt that the book needed to be done justice, and fully took over the design, and touched up some editing along the way. A limited run was printed, with proceeds being donated to charity. The run sold out quickly, with talks of a second edition floating in the breeze.