The Challenge
Doing a book cover for Suresh De Silva’s book, ‘Chaos to Catharsis’ which was a nuanced collection of poetry, prose, social media rants and short fiction on diverse themes was not only challenging but daunting. The book had a long gestation with a provocative style of writing, and the use of subtle symbolism and prose style.
Execution
The book cover drew inspiration from the imagery in the book to establish a relationship between the cover and its written content. The front cover picks on symbols used in the book to communicate chaos and the back cover catharsis. The cover also balanced the complexity of the visuals with a choice of a classic serif typeface.
