Book jacket from the first UK edition of Jurassic Park
This book cover was designed by Chip Kidd, who was also the creator of the famous image for Jaws and many more. The design consist of a T-Rex skeleton going across the cover in a dark green color. As many know this is now the well-known symbol for all Jurassic Park associations minus the original dark green color.
Iconic book designer Chip Kidd on finding inspiration
Mon, Apr 24, 2023
I once saw Chip Kidd talk about the way this drawing was “hatched”. It was a happy accident that made tons of royalties on other usages in licensed Jurassic Park swag.