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Design Category
Book design, 2006
Design firm
McSweeney’s Publishing (San Francisco, California)
Collection
(2007) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2006
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In 2002, McSweeney’s published I., a novel by Stephen Dixon. The cover, designed by Elizabeth Kairys and Dave Eggers, featured a die-cut “I,” which revealed a Dan Clowes illustration on the first page. For this book, the sequel, we wanted to build upon and invert that design: the Clowes art is now silkscreened directly on the cover; the maroon from the earlier cover has receded to the interior; and the die-cut “I” is slipping off the right edge.
“Love the combination of Daniel Clomes’ illustration with absurd cutout counter-balanced with a very simple, understated type design inside.”