Lettering for La Passione Book, Album and Film by Chris Rea

I was delighted to be asked to create lettering for ‘La Passione’, an artist’s edition of the classic album and short film concept by British music legend, Chris Rea.

Originally released in 1996, Chris was always unhappy with the version released due to different creative visions between him and the label. In his own words, "making 'La Passione' how it was originally intended, although difficult, has been nothing but fun. We have been able to work with all of Wolfgang Von Trips personal film archive, which has never been seen before, and shows us how motor racing life used to be. This is illustrated in the documentary DVD contained within the book. New music and visuals have been recorded to accompany the originals.” 

I was asked to create a handwriting style to complement Wolfgang Von Trips’ signature to capture something of his personality within the pages of this collectible book, which houses four discs within its cover. Hand lettered excerpts from the film script were counterpoised throughout with archive photographs and paintings from Chris Rea. With lettering featuring on many of its 70 pages, it was a challenging but rewarding job.

Not surprisingly, it’s been well received by fans and I know when I received my copy it was a pleasure to open it up. So if you’re a fan of Chris Rea, Ferrari, Wolfgang Von Trips or motor racing in general, take a moment to check it out.

If you’d like to see more of my lettering for the music industry click through to the folder on my website.

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