Book Jacket Design
The Martian by Andy Weir is one of my favorite science fiction novels.
I decided to bring new life to the story by redesigning the book jacket.
Role
Graphic Designer
Subject
The Martian by Andy Weir
Year
2023
Design Process
The Martian Plot: A story of survival, hostile terrain, and potatoes. Lots and lots of potatoes!
My Process: Firstly, I created conceptional thumbnail designs in order to map out a few design ideas and starting points. The writing style of The Martian is realistic, yet comedic, so I wanted to incorporate both qualities into my design style.
Design C (right)
typography focused
Mars in the background
potentially, Earth in foreground.
Design B (middle)
graphic/vector-based
a lonely potato floating through space
trajectory line from Mars (front cover) to Earth (back cover).
Design A (left)
photographic
focus on martian terrain
potato spout
Design Variations
Final Design and Mockup
