Infinite Jest 20th Anniversary Cover — Joe Walsh Studio

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Infinite Jest is without a doubt my favorite book, I’ve read it twice in two years, so this is unbelievable to say the least. David Foster Wallace changed my life and helped put words to the hardest to define parts of my worldview. I started with T

I started with cameras, The descriptions throughout of James Incandenza's custom made lenses always stood out to me. I wanted to visualize the multi-lens bolex cameras Mario is always hauling around.

I also played with tennis imagery, especially Images that tie tennis and addiction. This image is a reference to the ETA kids idly squeezing their tennis balls. I wanted to make the squeeze look tense and desperate.

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The intense sock tan caused by constant outdoor tennis struck me as another tennis/addiction crossover image.

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I did a photoshoot attempting to capture the facial expression and sunk in look of someone watching "The Entertainment".

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Which led me to

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Which led me to my final submission.  Once I was informed that I had won, I went through a round of revisions with the clients at Little, Brown and Company, and The David Foster Wallace Estate. There were concerns about Illustrated text and th

The final design is much brighter and more etherial than the original. In this version the screen feels more universal, less a literal TV sitting in a dark room, more like a deity. I am very honored to have been chosen for this contest and to have

Infinite Jest is without a doubt my favorite book, I’ve read it twice in two years, so this is unbelievable to say the least. David Foster Wallace changed my life and helped put words to the hardest to define parts of my worldview. I started with T

I started with cameras, The descriptions throughout of James Incandenza's custom made lenses always stood out to me. I wanted to visualize the multi-lens bolex cameras Mario is always hauling around.

I also played with tennis imagery, especially Images that tie tennis and addiction. This image is a reference to the ETA kids idly squeezing their tennis balls. I wanted to make the squeeze look tense and desperate.

Screen Shot 2015-09-15 at 7.33.24 PM.png

The intense sock tan caused by constant outdoor tennis struck me as another tennis/addiction crossover image.

Screen Shot 2015-09-14 at 11.06.45 PM.png

Screen Shot 2015-09-15 at 7.38.36 PM.png

I did a photoshoot attempting to capture the facial expression and sunk in look of someone watching "The Entertainment".

Screen Shot 2015-09-14 at 4.00.00 PM.png

Screen Shot 2015-09-14 at 3.59.50 PM.png

Which led me to

Screen Shot 2015-09-14 at 9.03.21 PM.png

Which led me to my final submission.  Once I was informed that I had won, I went through a round of revisions with the clients at Little, Brown and Company, and The David Foster Wallace Estate. There were concerns about Illustrated text and th

The final design is much brighter and more etherial than the original. In this version the screen feels more universal, less a literal TV sitting in a dark room, more like a deity. I am very honored to have been chosen for this contest and to have

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