Noughts & Crosses

A conceptual editorial brief to design a new book cover for Malorie Blackman's 'Noughts & Crosses'. I aimed to visually explore the novel's complex themes of racial division and social inequality without relying on literal illustration.

I avoided literal illustration to focus on high-contrast symbolism. The overlapping lipstick marks serve as a poignant symbol of the novel's fraught romance and social division. By weaving subtle textures - like fingerprints and faint stains - around stark typography, I aimed to imply the human cost behind the political conflict.