An illustration of a large book character hugging a smaller book character. Both figures have simple faces and are drawn with blue outlines against a textured yellow and white background.

Cute and bookish work by Julia Boehme

Words: Emily Gosling
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Date: 12 November 2014; Work
Graphic Design
Illustration

A cute little one-eyed book reading a cute little two-eyed book greets us on the site of designer and illustrator Julia Boehme, offering an irresistible invitation to delve into her portfolio, which perhaps unsurprisingly, leans toward all things bookish. The wee anthropomorphised tomes also star alongside pretty girls reading books in some great work for Hungarian University of Fine Arts, for which she’s produced a small brochure explaining the four arts libraries in Budapest. Cuteness is very much the order of the day throughout her work, but she manages to stay just the right side of sickly. We love the simple, tongue-in-cheek Wes Anderson aesthetic of the Year Book project from 2011, which acts as another excuse for us to post some ludicrous, large-specs-based portrait photography.

A yellow book cover reads “Year Book” in black typography, with the letters in “Book” styled to look like a pair of glasses. A person’s hands hold the book and a smaller white card that reads “New Paths” alongside small portrait photos. — Above
Julia Boehme: Year Book

An open book shows two black and white illustrations of people facing each other. The figure on the left wears a hooded cloak, while the figure on the right wears glasses and a black T-shirt. — Above
Julia Boehme: Year Book

Two hands hold a bright yellow sheet of paper against a blue background. The page features a monochrome portrait of a smiling person wearing glasses. — Above
Julia Boehme: Year Book

An open sketchbook shows two black and white ink portraits of people. Below the figure on the left, the words “THE GANG” are handwritten in capital letters. — Above
Julia Boehme: Year Book

An open book held by two hands against a blue background. The left page features a small insert titled “New Paths” with a grid of portrait photographs, while the right page contains several paragraphs of German text. — Above
Julia Boehme: Year Book

An open brochure for the “Central Library of Franz Liszt Academy of Music Budapest”. The left page features a collage of black and white photographs showing library interiors and architecture. — Above
Julia Boehme: Hungarian University of Fine Arts arts libraries brochure

Two hands hold open a book on a textured brown surface. The left page shows a black and white photo of a person reading, while the right page features a quote by Françoise Mauriac: “Tell me what you read and I’ll tell you who you are” is true enough, but I’d know you better if you told me what you reread. — Above
Julia Boehme: Hungarian University of Fine Arts arts libraries brochure

Two hands hold open a book to a double-page spread. The image shows a person reading a small book, overlaid with a large, pale bust of a classical figure. — Above
Julia Boehme: Hungarian University of Fine Arts arts libraries brochure

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www.juliaboehme.net

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Emily Gosling

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

Cute and bookish work by Julia Boehme

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