Reading to Inspire Thinking
Russian Lit.
Year of Completion
Fall 2019
Type of Project
Book Cover Redesign
Category
Typography, Visual Design System
Course Name
GR 619 Type Composition
Instructor
John Nettleton
Objective
The prompt for this project was to redesign a set of three books, with the goal of appealing to an altogether different audience. The challenge was to create these covers with limited imagery—using predominantly type.
Approach
For this project I chose three short novels by Gogol, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy. The intention was to create a “starter” kit for a younger audience to read these three great pieces of literature. Russian literature is by no means simple; they are often complicated and dealing with matters of the human soul. Thus, the design alluded to these complicated stories by overlapping lines from each book to create layers and a feeling of entanglement.
