BOOK COVER for HUMALAN SOUNDTRACK, a YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Humalan Soundtrack (The Drunk Soundtrack roughly translated) is a story by author Tiia Mattila about young Iiro. His parents' years of alcoholism and unemployment are everyday for him, as is selling flea market finds to earn money for food. No one at the school has any idea about this, and the neighbors don't know more than the parents' frequent arguments - for now.

I had the privilege of bringing the story of Iiro alive by designing a cover for the book. I wanted to capture the feeling of a crisis lurking around every corner, which Iiro has to deal with. The dark clouds are bringing a storm with them very soon: will Iiro find a way to escape it (other than his headphones), or is he going to face it head on?

The shades of purple and yellow work together for a dramatic effect.

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