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Title
Mock Book Cover Designs
Context
Personal work
Info

An ongoing series of book covers I’ve been making for fun. Keep checking back!



Title
Book Cover for The Angel Tiger and Other Stories
Context
Client: Epigram Books

AD: Edmund Wee
Info

Designed and illustrated the cover for The Angel Tiger, a collection of short stories by Barrie Sherwood. Hand lettering by Qinyi Lim.

This book was awarded the Singapore Book Award for Best Book Cover Design in 2020.

Title
Book Jacket for The Pillars of the Earth
Context
Schoolwork; part of Cover Me!
Info

A historical epic about the building of the greatest gothic cathedral the world has ever known, and the fates and fortunes of the people it brings together (and tears apart).

The book features a huge cast of characters and spans decades, so my jacket features a brief introductory comic alongside an incomplete character glossary on the flaps.

Title
Book Jacket for Persuasion
Context
Schoolwork; part of Cover Me!
Info

Jane Austen’s classic love story about second chances. It tells the story of Anne Elliot, the daughter of the snobbish Sir Walter Elliot, and her love for naval officer Captain Wentworth (to whom she had previously been engaged to). Years after she had been convinced to end their engagement due to differences in class and wealth, the pair meet again—Wentworth now a man of fortune, and both still unwed. Will Anne and Wentworth finally be reunited in their love?

My cover recalls the Regency era's return to nature as a place of reflection, and folds out to reveal a running landscape peppered with a few of the main characters from the story.



Title
Book Jacket for The White Book
Context
Schoolwork; part of Cover Me!
Info

A book about grief, loss, and loneliness, made up of a series of essays revolving around the colour white.

© YY Liak, 2023