A showcase of new, upcoming designs for the Schocken/Pantheon Kafka Library, expertly designed by Peter Mendelsund. The usage of color, font, and imagery is striking, meticulously chosen, and rigorously executed. The typeface itself, FF Mister K, was directly based on Kafka's own pen.
Peter Mendelsund on his design elements:
"So, as you can see, I've gone with eyes here...I find eyes, taken in the singular, create intimacy, and in the plural instill paranoia. This seemed a good combo for Kafka-who is so very adept at the portrayal of the individual, as well as the portrayal of the persecution of the individual."
"I also opted for color. It needs saying that Kafka's books are, among other things, funny, sentimental, and in their own way, yea-saying. I am so weary of the serious Kafka, the pessimist Kafka...Part of the purpose of this project for me, was to let some of the sunlight back in. In any case, hopefully these colors, though bright, are not without tension."
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