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Design Category
Book design, 2001
Design firm
Simon and Schuster (New York, New York)
Collection
(2002) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2001
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Christoph Niemann’s illustration shows a maze where the negative (inner) space creates the shape of a person running. I supported it with a traffic signal reference and clean type.
The smart, energetic illustration harmonizes with the necessary type. The result embodies the themes of the book in many ways.