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Divine Comedy- All Covers

Divine Comedy- All Covers by nicoleleepeterson.
A series of book covers and interior spreads, a contemporary take on Dante's classic poems. I wanted to create a set of book covers that did not use images from the Bosch Hell painting, or any images of Dante and Virgil that are normally found on covers for the Divine Comedy.

I was inspired by Dante's use of mathematics and architecture in describing Hell, Heaven and Purgatory. I employed simple geometric shapes and color to represent these places, while still keeping the design simple, and allowing the reader to use their imagination when reading these vivid poems.

THE DANTE BOOK COVERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AS PRINTS ON LULU.COM.

INFERNO: www.lulu.com/content/4153979
PARADISO: www.lulu.com/content/4154478
PURGATORIO: www.lulu.com/content/4154873

Nicole Peterson 2008. 

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I took your picture  Pro User  says:

Fantastic.
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Eric (a.k.a. Hervé)  Pro User  says:

Very nice!
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edmerritt  Pro User  says:

These look great, I particularly like the cover for Purgatory - very effective.
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Raul Ruiz Martinez  Pro User  says:

Jawdroping, absolutely awesome, my congrats
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Paolo Tonon  Pro User  says:

Innovative way to represent a classic.
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stevethedesigner says:

Beautiful job, love them.
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Mariana Mariana  Pro User  says:

Perfect graphics for a brilliant concept. Congrats!
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blake.tregre  Pro User  says:

are these books available?
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nicoleleepeterson says:

blake.tregre- Well, you can get the Divine Comedy in any bookstore, but not with these covers. ^^;; These were done as a project for school.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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Scuddr  Pro User  says:

Very well done. Conceptually and visually elegant.
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blake.tregre  Pro User  says:

haha, yes, of course. i've been meaning to read them, but they would just get added to my stack of books to read. with these covers, they would look elegant whilst wait to be read.
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blake.tregre  Pro User  says:

waiting*
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garettojaksu  Pro User  says:

I like the "blow" effect on the paradise cover
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wetwebwork  Pro User  says:

Completely captures each one perfectly - I'd buy these copies tomorrow.
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macubu  Pro User  says:

Fantastic! I want them in Italy, too!
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v11v11v11v says:

If these were in print, I wouldn't hesitate in buying them. I'm really sad they're not :-( Brilliant, minimal, elegant work.
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hyakoukoune says:

Really lovely !
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

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kvdl  Pro User  says:

brilliant conceptually, and gorgeous execution.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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