"The Prince" book cover design - For a recent design class, I created several distinct covers of Machiavelli's "The Prince". I created and photographed the house of cards featured on the front cover to capture the sense of instability and ambition expressed in this historic text using a very contemporary and dramatic approach.
"The Prince" book cover design - For this approach to the "The Prince" cover design, I dipped into my art history texts from my undergrad days and found this wonderful painting illustrating the principles of good government. This is a particularly appropriate work for the cover of "The Prince", since it was commissioned by the Mediccis in Florence during the same period that the book was authored and addresses many of the same underlining ideas.
Academic cover design - I inherited this project and its design elements from another designer, and worked to combine the individual elements into a pleasing and integrated whole.
Title page for "The Prince" - As a follow-up to designing "The Prince" covers, I typeset the interior of the book. "The Prince" is, in many ways, a plea to save the city of Florence and restore her to independent rule by any means necessary. Since the love of the city is such a prominent theme in the book, I utilized imagery of Florence as a motif. The illustration above is from a map of Florence from the period.
"The Prince" interior typesetting - As a follow-up to designing "The Prince" covers, I typeset the interior of the book. "The Prince" is, in many ways, a plea to save the city of Florence and restore her to independent rule by any means necessary. Since the love of the city is such a prominent theme in the book, I utilized imagery of Florence as a motif. The coat of arms used for chapter opening is actually Florence's coat of arms.
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