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Nicole Peterson’s book cover designs for Dante’s Divine Comedy: Inferno, Paradiso and Purgatorio:

I was inspired by Dante’s use of mathematics and architecture in describing Hell, Heaven and Purgatory. I employed simple geometric shapes and color to represent these places, while still keeping the design simple, and allowing the reader to use their imagination when reading these vivid poems.

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