talha nazim: penguin audiobook illustrations of famous authors

talha nazim: penguin audiobook illustrations of famous authors
all images courtesy of talha nazim

bent into the shape of headphones, the illustrations of famous authors by indian creative talha nazim are depicted as whispering to themselves. designed for penguin audiobooks, the concept came from the idea that listening to the text, is similar to hearing the writers tell the story directly. compelling images of william shakespeare, mark twain and oscar wilde are drawn as a pair of headphones for each cover, making the communication of the audiobook experience also a visual one.

mark twain illustrated as pair of headphones for the penguin audiobook

oscar wilde staring at himself in the shape of a headphone

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