Vintage endpapers and posters make up these book covers, then I added some Buckram linen corners and a Buckram spine – used to protect books since the Middle Ages. The idea was to make these MiniCards resemble the high quality hand bound notebooks from Cavallini and Co.
Jovanna Mendes de Souza was born in Brazil, and brought up in Sweden. She came to London to study design at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art, graduating with an MA in Graphic and Communication Design. She is inspired by a huge range of influences, including Victorian inventions, layering different styles, and the work of design luminaries like Max Huber and Aubrey Beardsley.