While Sci-fi covers are historically famous for having hyper realistic painterly imagery (as seen in those for the SF Masterworks series), I have also noticed a developing trend for some titles to have more graphic imagery as well. This is most suited to the way I work so is what I plan on taking inspiration from.
Alongside designing front covers, I also considered what the Voigt-Kampf empathy test used in the novel looked like. I went through quite a lot of options for the front cover but eventually decided to put the focus on the cult from the book called 'Mercerism', which has its followers continuously fuse with a man called Mercer while he climbs a hill for eternity.
I found this article which has various novel series grouped by similar book jackets. I haven't read any other books by Dick, but I like the potential of keeping a series open, so I think having a simple band for the text is a good idea.
Anyway, I developed the image further and ended up with this:
Mocked it up to get a better idea of how it looks. Pretty pleased with it at the moment since its not like any other cover I've seen for the book, seeing how it focuses on a more abstract concept from it.
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