{"id":118,"date":"2025-11-04T01:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T01:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2025-11-04T01:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T01:17:50","slug":"seattle-worldcon-book-7-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/04\/seattle-worldcon-book-7-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Worldcon book (7 pieces)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025 Worldcon returned to Seattle for the first time since 1961. I was commissioned to design and typeset the souvenir book. I used elements from Seacon (the first Worldcon in Seattle), as well as the 1962 World&#8217;s Fair, to tie into their nostalgia theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-01-816x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-01-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-01-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-01-768x963.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-01-1225x1536.jpg 1225w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-01-1633x2048.jpg 1633w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-01-scaled.jpg 2041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This front piece was inspired by the 1962 Seattle World&#8217;s Fair, in both style and colors. By the way, the planets are in scale in both size and distance to each other. The Sun, obviously, is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are several more spreads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-02-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-02-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-02-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-02-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-02-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-02-2048x1280.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-03-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-03-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-03-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-03-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-03-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-03-2048x1280.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-05-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-05-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-05-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-05-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-05-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-05-2048x1280.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-06-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-06-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-06-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-06-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-06-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-06-2048x1280.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-04-827x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-04-827x1024.jpg 827w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-04-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-04-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-04-1241x1536.jpg 1241w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Worldcon-04-1655x2048.jpg 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Background-03.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Background-03.png 612w, https:\/\/dqniel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Background-03-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The uncovered texture used on Tempest&#8217;s spread. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It&#8217;s a play on her own logo graphics used on her website. I used text for the underlying texture. That&#8217;s right, the brown woven texture is all random, layered, letterforms.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025 Worldcon returned to Seattle for the first time since 1961. I was commissioned to design and typeset the souvenir book. I used elements from Seacon (the first Worldcon in Seattle), as well as the 1962 World&#8217;s Fair, to tie into their nostalgia theme. 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