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Design Category
Book design, 2000
Design firm
Spot Design (New York, New York)
Collection
(2001) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2000
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Put simply, this novel is about a speed freak who shoots his mother, torches his house and heads to the local mall with a sack of weapons and a plan for more mayhem. I wanted the cover to work like a small poster and the seemingly simple image to be shocking but not obvious. It takes a second glance to realize you are looking down the barrel of a gun. The title and author text, separated by a typographical bullet, is placed in the center of the barrel to emphasize this idea.