This was inspired by the Augustus Waters quote, "It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing." He is referencing an unlit cigarette. I thought that it was an important part of the novel and I thought that it would be an interesting take on the cover. 
 

The premise of Landline is that a husband and wife mend their marriage over the phone will they are separated over the holiday season. With the title of the novel, my brain went instantly to a rotary phone. They are iconic and emphasis the return to simpler times, which is what the couple needed to fall back in love with each other. I thought about leaving the cover without the texture on the phone, but it looked too blocked off, especially with the wabbly, imperfect font.

Eleanor & Park is one of my favorite books, so when I decided that I would spend some time working with book covers, it was my first choice. I started with the cassette tape. In the story, Eleanor and Park give each other mix tapes, I wanted it to be the focal point of the cover. I love the teal and orange color combination, I wanted to play with it because it's fun and retro. I brought the creamy-yellow color in as an accent color. Choosing the fonts was surprisingly time consuming. For the title I wanted something more hand written. I ended up editing the individual letters to make them seem more realistic. I chose a font that looked more scripty for the author's name. I wanted it to look more like a signature than just a typed name. I chose the rigid, thin lined font to offset the thicker, more scripty fonts.