boundless: a poetry book about the peaks and valleys of life


the challenge: To convey the contents of a poetry book by its cover

deliverables:

details

> identity

an exploration into the peaks and valleys of a highly unusual life.


cover design to convey the symbolism of...

☞ a great expanse
☞ life’s highs and lows
☞ a life spent skiing mountains

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> exploration

if you judge a book by its cover, its visual identity should communicates contents and feeling.

> mood board

☞ unfettered
☞ reflective
☞ emotive
☞ expansive
☞ ethereal


> the feeling of...

☞ a quiet morning
☞ skipping rocks on a pond
☞ falling sleep under the clouds
☞ reuniting with a friend
☞ looking through old photographs

> title exploration

a process of narrowing identities for a salient title as striking as the meaning of life itself.

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> color palette

conveying an expansive approachability while remaining within the cost-prohibitive printing constraints for publishing.