Penguin Book Covers - Photography

Photography as a basis for the Book Covers

Marber often used photography as a basis for his designs. By using this process with simple materials I was able to create some imagery to represent each of the books.

For Labyrinths, the photograph of tangled chord reflected the idea of a complex and confusing arrangement by not being able to understand its form or see the start or end of the material. Originally the chord was positioned in a circular pile which allowed for a structured shape to be captured. By placing the chord in a toilet tube I was able to create a stack which was more compact and intertwined. By doing this it also became an object which stood on its own. When lighting the design, I tried to create harsh shadows which would create contrast in the images.

For Roughing It the use of crumbled coloured pastels was supposed to reflect the gold and dirt found in the process of prospecting.

As an image for Labels the focus was on the idea of travelling, which was done through the use of photographing a piece of map with the Mediterranean on it. With this image the camera was angled horizontally so it was looking across the map rather than directly down on to it. This meant that a ‘horizon’ was created in the distance of the image creating a sense of the curvature of the Earth.