The Jurassic Park book by Michael Crichton cover design is probably one of Chip Kidd's most recognised works. His inspiration for the cover started by reading the book. A book about re-inventing dinosaurs and putting them in a theme park. His second port of call was visiting the Natural History Museum and looking at the 'bones'. He bought a book from the gift shop and found a sketch of a t-rex skeleton which he found interesting. He simply photocopied the image and traced it reworking slightly.
This was received by Michael Crichton with great excitement!!
And then Universal Studios bought the rights to the image and it became....
One of the most recognised images of popular culture in the 1990's.
The image is iconic, simple and appeals to all ages. Its clean and clear cut. A direct graphic representation of the story.
He went on to use the image in another instalment of Michael Crichton's books...
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