My task for this project was to create a new series of books from the Penguin Classics line and design dust jackets for each title in the series.
The Crimethink Series is the result of research on thousands of Penguin Classics titles in search of four pieces that would contribute to a unified theme. A Clockwork Orange, Nineteen Eighty-Four, We and The Time Machine were chosen for their individual statements on the idea of free will. While the copy in the books’ inside flaps describes the connections between each work’s individual themes, a visual representation of these concepts was also necessary. Visual cues were taken from the 30-year time period in which these novels originated. Propaganda – specifically, its role as a tool for influencing the thoughts and choices of the masses – was the primary inspiration for the series’ style.
