Staatsbesuch #[nn]

Printed on raw kraft-brown cardstock, this compact 2012 release from Jaja Verlag announces itself with bold, hand-lettered confidence. Michael Beyer's cover art centers on a scowling, round fuzzy creature decked out in a captain's hat and a diagonal sash, arms raised as if demanding your full attention — equal parts menacing and oddly charming. It's the kind of stripped-down, expressive linework that makes Staatsbesuch feel like a genuine labor of love from an artist fully in command of his own visual language.