Smithsonian Field Guide To Insects

Fred Demara, Richard Lockey, and Scott Trimble shared their expert opinions on insects in these volumes of the Smithsonian Field Guide to Insects. Three book jackets were developed for field guides that discuss insects that are edible, helpful, and poisonous. This field guide provided a suite of modern tools to effectively aid in the identification of more than 750 species of insects across North America. It concisely gathered a collection of information about insects into three portable and well-organized volumes.

A muted palette was chosen for these covers to create a cohesive natural color scheme. Each book cover featured an insect that spans almost the whole length of the book jacket. The matte black insects are placed in the foreground and being accompanied by a very energetic, expressive print that mimics the motion of an insect. This print intentionally used pixelation to further express and capture the insect’s movements.