So, at the moment I'm working on both my personal project around the moon landings, and also my dissertation which is focused on the film 'Blade Runner' (not very original I know) amongst other things, and because of the space/sci-fi nature of both projects, there has been some crossover in my research. For example, not long ago when I was researching into sci-fi posters for my space project, I came across this stunning book cover design by Justin Mezzell, submitted as part of the Re-Covered Books project, run by Bobby over at The Fox Is Black design blog.
The design is a new cover for the book 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' by Philip K. Dick, which is the book that the film 'Blade Runner ' is based on. I absolutely love everything about this design. I love the sans-serif type used which has that retro sci-fi poster look about it; streamlined and futuristic. The limited palette of colours used are also great, slightly sombre and also creating nice contrast between the elements. I also love the central alignment and symmetry (for the most part) of the design, something I'm quite drawn to; it's incredibly balanced.
The circles used look as if they could represent eyes, a key feature in the book as the eyes are used via the Voight-Kampff machine to find replicants; and also have a slightly celestial, planet-like look about them which links nicely to the on-world/off-world themes of the book. The dreamy clouds also help establish this as they could also represent atmosphere around the planets. The red lines also work well, creating a nice reference to wires and connections, perhaps in the brain of a replicant. They also have an almost neon-sign look about them by being bright red, a feature perhaps more commonly associated with the film rather than the book. Nice.
Check it out below, along with some other cool submissions to the project. Enjoy.
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