Things That Fall from the Sky cover
Things That Fall from the Sky cover
Things That Fall from the Sky cover

Things That Fall from the Sky cover

Pantheon Books, New York, New York, 2002

Description

I was asked to design a hardcover book jacket that would exemplify the author’s quirky style of storytelling and fantastic imagination. I was to approach this collection of short stories as an adult fairy tale that would appeal to the masses but hold its own distinctive style. The concept was to play off the title and create a new perspective on the idea of falling out of the sky with a twist. I used the jacket along with the preprinted case to make a visual effect through the use of vellum, ink and type. If you look carefully you will see a baby carriage falling out of the sky on the case. The ink had to keep an opaque quality so the baby carriage would not be noticeable, and the cloud pattern had to match the vellum jacket to the case.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2002
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book cover

Credits

Design firm
Pantheon Books
Art director
Archie Ferguson
Designer
Justin Salvas
Photographers
Letraset, Phototone Library, Len Delessio/Index Stock
Production director
Roméo Enriquez
Trim size
5 9/16 x 8 7/16 inches
Quantity printed
7,500
Typefaces
Found fonts, Golden Cockerel
Paper
Vellum
Jacket designer
Justin Salvas
Jacket printer
Coral Graphics
Author
Kevin Brockmeier
Editor
Jenny Minton
Publisher
Pantheon Books
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