On The Road - Penguin Cover

Penguin book cover designs have been steadily impressive, and they re-work many classics to form new collections. This one is for On The Road, for Penguin Classics. The design concept here is a simple layout of 8 equal picture size rectangles. The 5 beautiful pictures bordering the edge all create that 'captured in motion' or travelling feel. This is ultimately effective as it is contrasted by the static images on the inside. A static car in the parked heat, and portraits of the author, and friend Neal Cassidy (main characters) create the paused and personal side of the novel. All the pictures cover, what seem to be, plans or measured blueprints. I don't know if it was intentional, but it creates a visual metaphor that sums up the novel in many ways.