BRIEF
To create a book cover for the Penguin Student Design Awards (fiction), for Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.
CONCEPT
I focussed on the composition of layers and burning paper to embody the various and intense themes within the novel.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1f7e3f66-407f-4e7e-b5e9-4f573fc4c0e2/de850e18-ced8-4ab6-b0a8-ccef8dcc237b_rw_1920.jpeg?h=1c6e421967cde37d7eec87efa44fcf94)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1f7e3f66-407f-4e7e-b5e9-4f573fc4c0e2/43a074dd-0d2e-4bad-b11c-6150581ca0db_rw_1920.jpeg?h=5234b1f74fe3b0119f5bb39335d3e354)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1f7e3f66-407f-4e7e-b5e9-4f573fc4c0e2/d5419c7b-c476-4ee1-b971-8815e18e637a_rw_1920.jpeg?h=597b06794761a413593fcb0698c2920c)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1f7e3f66-407f-4e7e-b5e9-4f573fc4c0e2/b912c7b5-cfda-44f1-91b7-13233a2cc3ca_rw_1920.jpeg?h=968c75133eee9231eac86a4221f07225)
EXECUTION
I used incense sticks to burn rice paper and regular paper and photographed the final layouts of these layers. I also burnt into typography for the title experimentation.
SKILLS
Typography, layout, photography & concept development.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/1f7e3f66-407f-4e7e-b5e9-4f573fc4c0e2/27dfcf9f-d8a1-4d9b-8264-f5235f520483_rw_3840.png?h=0538fd791b3792cdb3a21262e8708d45)