Book Cover Design

Way of the Witch

For Harper Collins

Way of the Witch hardcover with gold foil lettering on a textured surface

Way of the Witch by Ipsita Chakraborty explores Wicca as a belief system and way of life, delving into its rituals, symbolism and mythology.

Commissioned by HarperCollins India, Ishan Khosla Design Studio developed the book cover, with my contribution spanning concept development and visual design.

Skills

  • Cover Design
  • Illustration

Tools

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign

Project Brief

Design a cover that evokes the look and feel of an antique spellbook, using foil detailing, symbolic Wiccan iconography and period-inspired typography to capture the mystical essence of the book.

Research moodboard with occult symbols, leather bindings, cauldron, moon phases, and colour palette

Proposed Iterations

Purple cover iteration with cauldron motif
Green cover iteration with gold foil border
Red cover iteration with pentagram
Black cover iteration with triple moon
Deep red cover iteration variant
Forest green cover iteration variant
Burgundy cover iteration variant
Charcoal cover iteration variant

Selected Design

Final Way of the Witch hardcover resting on a stone pedestal
Annotated cover with callouts for foil border, typography, cauldron, pentagram, triple moon, and triskele