Rich illustrations by 24 different artists combine with dayglo graphic design to make The Complete Short Stories: Philip K Dick, a limited-edition box set of books by The Folio Society and La Boca.
The four-volume hardback set brings together all 118 of the revered science-fiction author's short stories and features illustrations by 24 artists, as well as neon book bindings and a presentation box designed by UK studio La Boca.
The Complete Short Stories: Philip K Dick was published in a limited edition of 750 copies
The project was art directed by The Folio Society's Sheri Gee and Raquel Leis Allion. The duo decided that, because of the breadth of the stories, they wanted to go beyond the usual approach of commissioning a single artist.
To create a contrast from the illustrations they brought in design studio La Boca, which tends to work in a bold and graphic style, for the books and packaging design. The books' graphic design includes symbols based on Zener cards, for assessing telepathic ability
La Boca's approach for The Complete Short Stories is based on colours, symbols and codes.
"Primarily La Boca wanted the books to feel slightly mind-bending when seen in the flesh," Allion told Dezeen. "Initially it was thought that the neon palette wouldn't reproduce well on screen, but we were surprised that it worked and when the books are viewed in the flesh, they have that extra level of sensory stimulation."
The soft-close presentation box features illustr...