book jacket

this book jacket for "the come up: an oral history of hip-hop" by Jonathan Abrams, was designed within a strict set of constraints: only two colours and no imagery. the design gets its base directly from the structure of the book, which ties together interviews with people closely connected to the rap music industry. the title phrase "the come up" repeats across the jacket at varying levels of opacity, with each iteration representing a different voice: some loud and present, others quieter, more distant, but all speaking about the same subject. this layered repetition becomes a visual metaphor for the book's polyphonic nature: a chorus of distinct individuals, each contributing their own perspective to a shared story. the front cover leans into white space; missed letters from the front are on the back, completing the phrase. single accent of red highlights the essential information, guiding the eye through the composition.