Paradiso - Purgatorio - Inferno

These are fantastic designs. At time of writing I haven’t quite figured out whether they’re in print or are speculative designs. If the former, I’m definitively going to buy copies. I adore their elegant simplicity. The designer is Nicole Paterson who writes as follows:

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.

Her Flickr-based portolio.
Via the Creative Review blog.