CIARA CASAREZ

The Art of Totoro Dust Jacket Concept

graphic design

packaging design

For my Type and Letter Making class, we were tasked with creating a dust jacket for any book. The only constraint of this project was that our title needed to be a font that we created ourselves. I decided to make a dust jacket for The Art of Totoro, a collection of concept sketches, paintings, and more from the Hayao Miyzaki film My Neighbor Totoro. I wanted my dust jacket to be very illustrated, giving hints to the contents of the book. For the title, I wanted it to stylistically match the shapes and forms of the illustrations so it seamlessly blends. Ultimately, I wanted to create a dust jacket that was fun and playful, and something that anyone would love to have sitting on their coffee table.

Dust Jacket Exterior

Dust Jacket Interior

Dust Jacket Mockup Exterior

Dust Jacket Mockup Interior

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