In the era of the ebook, a cover design must be able to not only market itself on the shelf but also on electronic interfaces. I was tasked with the challenge of assigning a more modern identity to two different novels.
Jacket for Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea
For my first choice, I selected Ernest Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea. Hemingway’s final fictional work was extremely influential on my early reading interest and remains one of my all-time favorite reads. In the process of the redesign, I felt that novel’s cover should reflect the prominent role that the protagonist, Santiago, has throughout this epic fishing tale.
First Edition, Published 1952, Blitzen Books.
Alternate Cover
Jacket for Pike’s God and Evil
For the second text, I was required to select a title from a list of novels written during the mid-century modern design period. I chose Nelson Pike’s God and Evil for my redesign. The design features simplistic title text over a fractured and distant cross shape and represents the text’s ominous and foreboding title.
First Edition, Published 1964