HG Wells Book covers

I wanted to produce a clean and simple solution to this brief and this was done with condensing each books main theme into a basic visual metaphor. I feel the most successful design is that of Kipps, as it not only explains the book's main running concept but also how the character deals with this sudden change of social situation, his displaced name indicates he is feeling unstable and uncomfortable in high society. I'm also quite happy with the History of Mr. Polly because the simple outline of the mans body is in my opinion a perfectly suitable metaphor for Mr.Polly's desperation for an escape to his life (to which he fakes his death and creates a new life) the dotted line both suggests a dead body being found and also a design for a new life, (i.e. sketching out his ideal character.)