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Cesar is the author of the standalone novel “The 13 Secret Cities” the book series "How to Kill a Superhero" (under the pen name Pablo Grene). He is also the creator and publisher of Solar Six Books.
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Solar Six, Cesar Torres’ publishing company, and 13SC, its related apparel brand, are seeking illustrators and designers for Winter of 2016/2017 to actively work on book covers, book illustrations, tee designgs, men’s fitness apparel design, video and web branding. These opportunities are on a freelance basis, with the possibility of more long term options if there is a fit. We prefer to develop a relationship with a business-minded artist, and we select candidates who show promise and interest in working with startups and innovation. We pay a flat fee per project with clear deadlines for deliverables.
We are seeking two kinds of people. If you happen to fit both, even better.
Illustrators with strong experience in drawing human figures in movement. Any artists who have comic book experience are welcome, though this is not required.
Graphic designers who can develop branding elements for tees, posters and other physical products in photoshop and illustrator. We are looking for folks who have a real visual style but can adapt to the needs of the creative vision.
To apply, please email your resume, cover letter and link to an online portfolio to editor@solarsixbooks.com.
Cesar Torres is a writer and journalist with more than 20 years of experience across various areas of publishing and business including digital news, book publishing (fiction), startups, human-computer interaction and emerging technologies.
Cesar graduated from the undergraduate program from Medill at Northwestern University in 1996, and he earned a masters in science in human-computer interaction from DePaul University. He spent the first ten years of his career at Tribune Company and Tribune Interactive as a producer, developing breaking news content for Tribune’s network of newspaper web sites. During the tech boom of the late 90’s he also served as a syndication producer for Encyclopaedia Britannica’s foray into search technology and web-based encyclopedic content. After spending a few years in the middle aughts as editor and web publisher for healthcare entities such as HIMSS and The Rehabilitation Institute in Chicago, Cesar made a change in his focus by turning his focus to technology and the ways in which tech is impacting human culture and human behaviors. He served as Social Editor for the Conde Nast tech publication Ars Technica. Cesar also served a key role as managing editor in the founding stages of the consumer-product sites The Wirecutter and The Sweethome.
Cesar is also a longtime fiction writer. Even as far back as his undergraduate days at Northwestern, he wrote short stories. Cesar’s first published short story ran in the now-defunct Willows magazine in 2008. In 2012, Cesar created Solar Six, a startup that publishes his books in paperback and as e-books. Cesar’s debut novel 13 Secret Cities, launched in 2013. Since then, Cesar has published three more novels under a pseudonym. His next novel, 9 Lords of Night, a thriller set in Chicago and New York City, is scheduled to publish in 2017.
Earlier this month, I launched the beta version of 13SC Clothing, my new label that tells the narrative of my life through archetypal images. Visual artists, from El Greco, to Frida Kahlo, to Cindy Sherman and Jose Clemente Orozco found the courage to tell stories through painting and photography. I too, have this urge to use images to express the deeper parts of my consciousness. The storytelling I am able to do through the designs of 13SC Clothing is very personal for me. I employ archetypal images. These are the symbols and representations of thepeople, events and figures literally threatened to destroy me. These images will also tell you how I was able to face them, and what happened when I survived. The storytelling in the designs of these tees and streetwear is not concerned with chronology. In other words, you don't have to read the images in a sequence to understand their power. In some other instances you will notice that I am using typography as an image. Since I was a boy, I have experienced synesthesia, where I see letters, words and numbers in particular fixed colors. These designs convey that phenomenon.
I am the designer of most of the images you see on the site. In a few instances, such as in Corazones (by JJ Roberson), I have commissioned artists to tell those stories better (because I do have some limitations in my skill as a visual artist, let's get real).
13SC tees are printed on American Apparel tees that are both athletic, durable, and soft. We ship world wide, and my hope is that when you put that tee on, that something special happens for you and to you. I have many designs to come, and if you have questions about the history of these pieces of art, please be sure to contact me.
13SC Clothing continues to move me forward in my journey as a storyteller. If youhave friends who love fashion, design, literature or the archetypal ideas brought forth by scholars like Carl Jung, please tell them to check out my store at 13SC.net. This is a way you can support this independent artist in a way that is different from simply buying one of my books once every couple of years.
I hope you enjoy the designs, and I hope they encourage you to tell your own story someday.
Cesar Torres
Chicago