Ray Bradbury – Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 was part of a series of classic dystopian novels whose covers were selected for a sleek update. The government of each novel implemented a different type of state-sponsored oppression using a specific tool. These tools became the centerpiece for each cover and were rendered as line art extending past the right edge of the book to give them a similar composition. Fahrenheit 451 took a very direct approach to suppress knowledge by using flamethrowers to burn the mounds of banned books. In Nineteen Eighty-Four, a surveillance camera was the clear choice to represent Big Brother’s omnipresence. The authorities in Brave New World relied on self-indulgence through the liberal use of the drug pill Soma to placate society into submission. A Clockwork Orange tackled violent behavior with forced rehabilitation using the Ludovico Treatment. In this form of aversion therapy, a water dropper was used to hydrate Alex’s eyes during his constant exposure to violent imagery. The colors selected relate to the stories themselves. Red represents the fires in Fahrenheit 451, grey was often used to describe the environment in Nineteen Eighty-Four, purple was chosen to evoke the euphoria in Brave New World, and orange was taken from the title of A Clockwork Orange more so than the story itself.