Totally Killer

Totally Killer

HarperCollins, New York, New York, 2009

Description

The novel takes place in New York City (hydrant) during the ’90s (giant cell phone) where a workplace (office chair) is a front for something much more killer (gun). Music (tape) plays an important roll throughout. “That’s all you need!” is how I sold it in the cover meeting, however the original design had only the graphic elements. The story is a mystery, so the silhouettes were the pieces to the puzzle to intrigue you and say to yourself, what do these all have in common? But then I was asked to put the title and author’s name on it. At least they didn’t totally kill the cover.

Juror Notes

Beautiful arrangement of objects and type. I loved how a preponderance of white space remains despite the number of objects portrayed. Lovely use of two colors.

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

Credits

Design firm
HarperCollins
Art director
Robin Bilardello
Designer
Robin Bilardello
Author
Greg Olear
Editor
Jennifer Schulkind
Publisher
Carrie Kania
Trim size
5.3125 x 8
Pages
288
Quantity printed
25,000
Typeface
Helvetica Bold
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