"Shooting Dad" is a short story by Sarah Vowell in which the author comically reveals the tension between her and her father caused by political differences. One of the topics they strongly disagree on is gun control.Designing the book cover for "Shooting Dad" required striking a delicate balance between the seriousness of political discussion and the hilarity of family arguments. From reading the story, I got the sense that there were always metaphoric bullets flying throughout the Vowell household, and I wanted the cover to show that. Pulling from a quote within the book about "hunter's orange [never being her] favorite color" I designed the cover with a hunting theme in mind, thus implementing greens and oranges. The font is a military font, complimented by a hand drawn "Dad" lettering to lighten the tone. Brush strokes also helped to lighten the look.
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