Book Design｜《独活女子手册》

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有的人觉得一个人行动很不好意思……会感到孤独。就像这本书的作者朝井麻由美虽然喜爱独处，但也是在尝试了独自去夜泳，去赏花，去动物园，去吃拉面或烤肉等等之后才慢慢克服独自行动的尴尬，向原本不擅长的事物妥协而学会享受一个人的自由时光。

Some people find it embarrassing and feel lonely to do anything be alone. Just like the author of this book, Mayumi Asai, although she loves solitude, she successfully overcomes the embarrassment of acting alone after trying to go swimming alone at night, enjoying flowers, going to the zoo, eating ramen or barbecue, etc. Compromise what you are not good at and learn to enjoy your free time.

原本不擅長认路，不敢单独行动的她，在高中开始骑自行车上学后，情况发生了180度大转弯。有时候从位于东京的家骑自行车一路向北，每次从不同的地方返回，这段时光让作者难以忘怀，也让她开始热衷于独活。

She was originally not good at knowing the way and dared not act alone. After she started biking to high school, this problem changed dramatically. Sometimes she rode her bicycle all the way north from her home in Tokyo, returning from different places each time. This period of time has become an unforgettable memory for the author, and it also made her keen on living alone.

作者的这段经历给了我书封画面的想象：她独自踏上自行车迎风而行，孩子气的快乐使未知的旅途充满了期待。借由日文版封面的桃色热气球再次将一路风景、愉悦和惊喜满载而归，蓄上的内力再次走向人群也绰绰有余。

The author’s experiences give me an imagination of book cover: she set a foot on the bicycle alone with the wind. The childish joy filling the unknown journey with anticipation. Continuing the cover of the Japanese version, the peach-colored hot air balloon returns full of scenery, happiness and surprises along the way. The reserved internal strength is more than enough to go anywhere.

贯穿整本书的插画生动地描绘着种种独活场景，为保持与内文的协调，中文版的封面也延续手绘的风格和颜色，呈现出一个以独活方式践行的女子侧影。

The illustrations throughout the book vividly depict various scenes of acting alone in life. In order to keep a harmony with the content inside, the cover of Chinese version also continues the hand-painted style and color, presenting a silhouette of a girl enjoying solitude.