famous couples: Cover design
This work was a part of a faux Penguin Books: ‘Famous Couples’ series, where I chose to design the jacket of a book that chronicles Mortica and Gomez Adams relationship. This project explored creative idea development, story-telling, illustration, typography, color and composition as well as conceptual metaphors and abstract thinking.
Sketches
After researching operative words that are commonly associated with both Morticia, Gomez and their relationship, I chose to represent the couple as a beheading rose. This demonstrates the unwavering lengths Morticia will go for her love, but also the pair’s strange tendencies and aesthetics. The rose also serves as metaphorical illustration of the couple’s dynamic, with Morticia’s unearthly elegance represented in the head of the rose while Gomez’s steadfast and thorny stem supports her every need and desire.
Typography
This project pushed me to develop a custom typeface inspired by the thorny aesthetics of Morticia and Gomez, as well as as well the ornate qualities of a traditional Gothic blackletter typeface. I sought to capture the dramatic, darkly elegant essence of these influences while ensuring the typeface remained functional and visually compelling
