Esse foi um exercício de deisgn editorial. O título escolhido foi um dos meus preferidos, O Retrato de Dorian Gray, do Wilde. A premissa escolhida para o projeto foi simples: criar um livro de bolso que sobrevivesse às dificuldades da vida dentro de mochilas e bolsas.
Utilizamos a imagem de um narciso, remetendo à lenda grega do personagem do mesmo nome, que serve como introdução do tema que Wilde trata no seu livro. Vaidade, elegância e, claro, narcisismo - a idéia dessa flor recortada e espelhada é criar uma ilusão de encantamento e beleza que esconde a vileza e a corrupção que assombram a narrativa.
O livro possui capa dura, com bordas arredondadas, que não se danificam com o transporte cotidiano. O processo de impressão foi serigrafia, com tinta prateada sobre tecido preto.
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This was a book design exercise. The title chosen to be redesigned was The Picture of Dorian Gray, from dear Oscar Wilde. Our goal with this project was to rethink pocket books, by designing one that could survive the hardships of its life inside bags and purses.
For our primary visual element we used a narcissus, which brings us the greek character from the mithology and the concept of narcisism - they both serve well as an introduction to the discussion Wilde brings to the table with this novel. The mirrored, torn flowers and the colors we used on the cover`s composition means to recreate the mysterious, subtle, and even close relation between beauty and darkness that, in my oppinion, is the synthesis of this title.
For our primary visual element we used a narcissus, which brings us the greek character from the mithology and the concept of narcisism - they both serve well as an introduction to the discussion Wilde brings to the table with this novel. The mirrored, torn flowers and the colors we used on the cover`s composition means to recreate the mysterious, subtle, and even close relation between beauty and darkness that, in my oppinion, is the synthesis of this title.
The book is presented in hard cover, with rounded corners, so as to not get damaged by daily transport.
