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| January 14, 2008
Here is an excellent work by Chip Kidd. Kidd had said that this novel (a hit in Japan) was a work with multiple layers of meaning (something conveyed well through the layers in the cover). This novel also conveys a "sense of the dull mechanization of life’s events". A large purpose behind this design is to convey something simple on the outside, but complex on the inside (from a simplistic image of a bird to a complex line drawing of a clock mechanism). The line art here was actually a light silver gloss varnish (beautiful).
This design was also carried throughout the entire product. The spacing in some of the text (shown in the above example) is made to mimic springs.
I'll see about getting some full jacket images to showcase. Also, if any of you have a deeper understanding of the novel, that would be great.
John Gall redesigned this cover with a series of books.
Tags: book jacket, chip kidd, weekly inspiration
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Karen Horton
on January 14, 2008 “I love this collaboration between Chip Kidd and Chris Ware. The wind-up bird mechanical diagram printed on the actual book is a very nice touch. And the book itself is one of my favorites. Can’t go wrong with Haruki Murakami. If you have a first edition hold onto your copy. I got lucky to find my copy on the street.” |
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Jason Gabbert
on January 15, 2008 “I was talking to Charles yesterday and he had said that the bird was actually something that Chip had sitting on his bookshelf. It ended up being perfect for this project.
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