Challenge: Create a fictional book cover based of “A Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
A Old Man with Enormous Wings
Client: School project
Description: For my book cover design I wanted portray a group of people looking down at the wings of an angel which are filled with biblical verses. On the back cover, there is a depiction of a suffering angel. The book cover is designed with an eye-catching perspective and emphasis on the vastness of space. I have used a minimal color palette to keep the focus on the subject. I intended to explore the themes of perspective and hypocrisy, which are reflected in the cover's design. On the front, you can see the wings of an angel while bystanders are looking down at the wings. On the back, the cover depicts a suffering angel on the ground, with the bystanders from the front cover ignoring his agony. The wings' feathers contain bible verses, which help to associate the story with religious and societal aspects.