Crow
Shortlist / Book Design / Trade Books / 2020
An old Chinese proverb says, “All crows under the sun are black”, which inspired the design of this book, Crow. The image of a crow is thermoprinted in black on the cover, like a giant silhouette against the night sky. There are irregular holes on the deckle edges, as if pecked by a crow, while the texture of the folding case is like that of feathers. The text and illustrations of the book are printed in silver on black pages, each paragraph beginning with a sign of a crow.