This cover design was a personal project responding to Jonathan Safran Foer’s thought-provoking non-fiction book Eating Animals, which interrogates the ethics of meat consumption and industrial farming practices. The book blends memoir, investigative journalism, and philosophical inquiry, making it a rich foundation for a visually layered and concept-driven cover.

My goal was to visually interpret the central themes of life, death, and moral complexity. The design juxtaposes beauty and decay - florals blooming from a human skull, observed by a curious bird - to reflect the uneasy coexistence of nature and human intervention. The skull references mortality and ethical reckoning, while the flowers and bird suggest renewal, awareness, and natural interconnectedness.

I began by using The Met’s public domain collection for inspiration and selected Prelude to a Civilization by Victor Brauner (1954) as a guiding visual and conceptual reference. Brauner’s surrealist approach and subdued palette echoed the emotional and philosophical tones I wanted to capture. I aimed to evoke intrigue in readers encountering the cover while prompting reflection on the core question of the book: should we stop eating animals?