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Design Category
Book design, 1998
Design firm
Little, Brown and Company (New York, New York)
Collection
(1999) 50 Books/50 Covers of 1998
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I’ve always been a fan of David Foster Wallace’s unique voice. He has the ability as a writer to take the reader into worlds of emotional complexity and comedic power. I wanted something striking and strange for this jacket to represent Wallace’s wild mind. The silkscreened bag over the head seemed straightforward yet powerful and funny. Mixed with Karen Beard’s photography and gritty hand-lettering, it created a total package I was very pleased with.
Or, I read the title of the book before I started designing…