BOOK COVER for SAAKELIN SYYLLINEN, a YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Saakelin Syyllinen (Damn Guilty very roughly translated) is the third book in the series by Mikko With, and it captures its readers in the midst of tension, humor and relatable emotions in the form of an easy-to-read young adult novel. The phenomenally popular book series culminates when Uuno and his friends have a collision course with two different criminal gangs.

Jumping into designing the third cover for an already established series look was a fun challenge. I studied Kaisu Sandberg’s, my fellow cover designer’s style in the first book Saakelin Satanen, millimetre by millimetre, to be able to illustrate Uuno in her style. I wanted to achieve a similar graphic style with a flat background to hers. I came up with the idea of a mugshot to underline the guilty aspect of the story. The wine red background works nicely with the green of Saakelin Satanen and the blue of Saakelin sieppaus.

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