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Diary
Rodrigo Corral Design, New York, New York, 2003
Description
The idea for this cover is a literal translation of the story. Diary is about a man who leaves messages sealed within the walls of houses he remodels. These messages are discovered by his wife while he lies comatose in a hospital after a suicide attempt and become a link between the two characters.
Hand lettering was used to make the type look exactly the way the man’s notes are described. Also, using hand lettering on the reverse of the dust jacket gives the feeling of a secret message, which readers would find only if they removed the jacket.
Juror Notes
“Directly eye-catching. Rough lettering keeps it from being too stark. The inside jacket printing is an added innovation.” Isabel Warren-Lynch
Collections:
50 Books | 50 Covers of 2003
Discipline:
Book design
Format:
Book cover
Credits
- Design firm
- Rodrigo Corral Design
- Creative director
- John Fontana
- Art director
- John Fontana
- Designer
- Rodrigo Corral
- Production director
- Kim Cacho
- Production coordinator
- Kimberly Nordling
- Production artist
- Chris Robertson
- Author
- Chuck Palahniuk
- Editor
- Gerald Howard
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Trim size
- 5-1/2 x 8-1/4”
- Quantity printed
- 100,000
- Compositor
- Berryville Graphics
- Typeface
- Hand lettering
- Jacket printer
- Coral Graphics
- Paper
- Tomahawk 80 lb. text
- Binder
- Berryville Graphics
- Book type
- Literature and nonfiction
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