ON THE ROAD
ILLUSTRATION.
The redesign of a classic.
On the Road by American writer Jack Kerouac is a novel based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends adventuring across the United States. It is considered a defining work of the Beat Generation full of jazz, alcohol, writing, girls, and drugs.
Before even thinking about this redesign, I decided to gather more information. A common symbol throughout the book? The color red.
Route 6 - the red line across America
“Besides their names he wrote curses in red ink.”
“I woke up as the sun was reddening; and that was the one distinct time in my life, the strangest moment of all, when I didn’t know who I was...”
The cover.
I chose to illustrate as many significant elements and symbols in the book as I could think of. The red dotted line weaving in and out of all of these elements symbolizes Route 6. The barcode is the New York City skyline.
