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Design Category
Book design, 1999
Design firm
Bantam Doubleday Dell, Inc. (New York, New York)
Collection
(2000) 50 Books/50 Covers of 1999

Description

The biggest challenge was trying not to make the book look too noirish or dark. The design solution is all in the photograph - I did extensive research.

Credits
Art director/designer: Amy C. King
Photographer: Eugene Richards
Author: Jonathan Lethem
Typeface: Franklin Gothic Extra Condensed
Publisher/client: Doubleday/Random House