Jez Burrows
University of Brighton
Explanation of work
While the visual comparison between the road and Kerouac’s infamous roll of Teletype paper is obvious, I wanted to handle it more inventively. It interacts with – and partially obscures – the title to emphasize the domineering, unpredictable nature of the road both literally and figuratively. I’ve attempted to pare down the breathless frustration of Kerouac’s writing to a few simple visual elements and couple them with appropriate type inspired by 1950s jazz vinyl covers.
Judges' Comments
‘I thought it was a great idea and reminded me of a 50s film poster’ Jon Gray
‘It harks back to classic design and shows very strong background workings’ John Hamilton
‘It recognizes the “script” element of the original On the Road scroll’ Nick Hornby
‘This entry demonstrated both good illustration and strong design skills. He has done both parts very competently’ Jim Stoddart
‘I really liked the combination of typewriter and road on this – clever and thoughtful’ Helen Fraser
