This is a little side project I started for myself to get back into reading. I've had a list of books I've been meaning to read, but time always escapes me. This introduces another level of creative thinking that motivates me to finish a book so I can start imagining cover designs. Through research, I get to dig into the background of the story, the author, themes and the historical context to inform my design.
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This is an ongoing project and I hope to add more covers over time
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
The main character floats alone atop the water, small and insignificant. He does not have deep connections with the people around him and moves through life with indifference. Though lonely, there is also a sense of peace amongst the waves
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
The opening of this story presents the old man as very weathered, yet his eyes are still young and as blue as the ocean. Here, the sea is seen through his eyes, the same shades of blue, with the tail of the marlin swimming below. Equals, divided by the horizon.
