Design & Systems

The book cover as a relational object

A surreal collage-style illustration of a woman reading at a keyboard with an open book floating above her head. A bright yellow beam extends from her eye toward a deer in the background. The image uses deep blue tones with vivid pink outlines and a textured, high-contrast graphic style.

Designing a book cover isn’t about aesthetics. It’s about anticipating the reader’s behavior throughout the entire lifecycle of the book.

Writing this piece is quite a challenge because, on the one hand, I want to explain my approach to design, and on the other — I really don’t…

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