Bike Snob book + Sweet Ride sale!

April 20, 2010 | Posted By: Chris | 7 Comments
Filed Under Chris, For Sale, Our Artwork, Sweet Ride 

Behold, the time is nigh!  The Bike Snob book will be out any day now!

I feel so thankful and happy to have my work be a part of the Bike Snob’s new book.  A big thank you, first off, to the Snob for being the Snob, and for writing such a hilariously perceptive book about the wonderful world of cycling (and beyond).  And many thanks to Chronicle Books for asking me to illustrate it!  I honestly could not be more happy with how the whole book turned out.  I was especially excited about doing lots of hand-lettering, including a hand-lettered typeface for the cover title and other headings throughout the book.  The art direction of Brooke Johnson at Chronicle and the design and layout work of Gregory Klein were an absolute pleasure to work with, and I’m just so thrilled with the final product (gah, it’s a golden hardcover!!!)  Cheers all around!

It’s funny… for the first time, seeing all this on the blog, that silky golden-tan color for the book (nice pick, Greg) matches perfectly with our blog… ha!  I didn’t plan that, I promise.

And, to celebrate the release of Bike Snob, we’re doing a promo sale at the Sweet Ride shop!

Just mention “Bike Snob” at checkout, and you’ll receive 15% OFF your order! (Discount will be refunded through PayPal after you place your order.)  Promo runs through May 31.

So GO BUY THE BOOK for you and a bike-loving someone you love (if you pre-order now you’ll get 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING!) and visit the Sweet Ride shop for more bikey art!

Here are a few of my favorite illustrations from Bike Snob (there are about two dozen in the book).  Enjoy!

Buy Bike Snob here!