The Interrogative Mood

The Interrogative Mood

HarperCollins, New York, New York, 2009

Description

The Interrogative Mood is a fascinating little book that defies categorization. There is no linear narrative, just a series of questions that push and pull at you. The narrator is essentially “wrestling” with questions (or asking the reader to), and it’s this idea that led to the jacket concept. We left the title off the front to give the image more weight—an unconventional jacket for an unconventional book.

Juror Notes

It doesn’t get better than this. The cover concept is carried over perfectly onto spine and back cover. The designer used found imagery to great effect.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2009
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book cover

Credits

Design firm
HarperCollins
Jacket designer
Alison Forner
Production director
Michael Siebert
Production artist
Tal Goretsky
Author
Padgett Powell
Editor
Matt Weiland
Publisher
Ecco/HarperCollins
Trim size
5.125 x 7.25
Pages
176
Typefaces
Bank Gothic, Knockout
Jacket printer
Phoenix Color Corporation
Paper
C1S, 80 lb.
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