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Design Category
Book design, 1999
Design firm
Henry Holt and Company (New York, New York)
Collection
(2000) 50 Books/50 Covers of 1999

Description

I really wanted to prevent the cover from getting “cute.” It was about a baby elephant, after all. I ended up choosing monotone colors that kept it from looking like a nature book.

Credits
Creative director/designer: Raquel Jaramillo
Photographer: PhotoShop-enhanced, royalty-free image
Author: Barbara Gowdy
Production coordinator: Jennifer Jerome
Trim size: 5 x 8 inches
Typeface: Beowolf
Jacket printer: Phoenix Color Corp
Publisher/client: Metropolitan Books