The small, weighty trim size and electric salmon color of this jacket design are what make it so satisfying to me. We used a laid paper stock for a trusted, literary feel. My aim was to create a design for Lydia Davis’ collected writings that looked both monumental and curious.

It is so difficult, given the demands facing today’s publishing houses, to make a cover this simple (and convincing). We loved the combination of stolid type and whimsical rules, and felt that the color choice was inspired.