John Murray Book Cover
Illustration
Book cover design
Competition
In response to the poems writted by
Amanda Quaid in her book ‘No Obvious Distress’, I designed a cover with a
floral theme that links to the themes
in the book. I chose carnations in
particular as they have a link to
motherhood. The idea was to take
something as beautiful as a flower
and disect and scan it in to
create a clinical effect.
This outcome was shortlisted for the 2025 John Murray Originals book cover competition.