The making of the cover design for The Book That Everybody Reads by Bernard Werber

Overview   Process  

Inventing the idea. The initial title of the book: The New Encyclopedia of Absolute and Relative Knowledge. It presents totally random unrelated facts from different areas. Thinking about the idea of a whole made from parts and surprises that are hidden everywhere.

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The client likes the idea of a book reading a book reading a book. The book gets renamed into The Book That Everybody Reads. 384 Unexpected Truths.

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Drawing the illustration. The client likes the style.

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Now the cover text. Making relaxed lettering in the mood of the book.

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Placing the text on the cover.

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Art director: Let’s get rid of the blue hands.


The hands get warmer.

Making final touches.

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Order a design...