1984

Project:
Illustration

Role:

Graphic Designer

Tools:

Photoshop & Illustrator

Case Study

Background: 1984 by George Orwell is a dystopian story in which a totalitarian society has no personal freedoms. The government, called “Big Brother,” watches over everything in the city and polices everyone’s thoughts. The novel serves as a warning of totalitarian power. This new cover design for the classic novel has motifs of over-surveillance and the dark themes in the book.

Challenge: This novel is a classic that has had several different cover designs but it is time for a new cover yet again. To create a new version of the cover it needs to have motifs of over-surveillance, dark tones, and invoke an eerie feeling to the viewer.

Goals: Create a new cover combining photos and digital illustrations

Light Grey

RGB: 157, 157, 157
CMYK: 41, 33, 34, 1
HEX: #9D9D9D

Dark Grey

RGB: 68, 66, 61
CMKY: 64, 59, 64, 48
HEX: #44423D

White

RGB: 255, 255, 255
CMYK: 0, 0, 0, 0
HEX: #FFFFFF