Redesign concept for Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski. A typography-driven project exploring rawness and intimacy, developed for PUC-Rio’s Visual Communication course under the guidance of Suzana Valladares.

The cover blends some of my own illustrations with original drawings by Charles Bukowski, weaving memory, innocence and beginnings into the visual language. This dialogue mirrors the perspective of Henry Chinaski, the novel’s protagonist, and his early life experiences, where tenderness and brutality coexist at the start of his journey.

The story is often seen as autobiographical, with Chinaski moving close to Bukowski’s own memories. The dedication, for all fathers, feels like a quiet return to origins. This project ends where it begins, in early impressions, personal traces and images shaped by memory rather than certainty.