Joy Book Cover

Discipline
Book Cover

Credits

Designer - Minjung Lee
Art Director - Hyeji Sim
Instructor - Peter Ahlberg

Recognition
Graphis New Talent Award 2025, Honorable  Mention

This book cover, inspired by Zadie Smith’s essay Joy, visually explores the tension between fleeting pleasure and deeper, enduring joy. A circle symbolizes joy’s completeness, while a rectangle represents the emotional spectrum behind it. Their overlap forms a sparkle shape, capturing the radiant yet complex nature of joy. Solid colors and clean forms reflect the essay’s thoughtful and understated tone.




©2025 Minjung Lee