This book cover was designed to look like a vintage leather-bound book with gold-pressed lettering and illustrations. I studied numerous examples of old leather books as reference, and created this design so that, at a glance, it would look like an old book.
The gold lettering and graphics were designed to look aged and weathered, and also look like they had actually been pressed into real leather.
The serious-looking cover is meant to contrast with the humorous content of the book.