The Mask We Wear (Book Two: The Eleven)

A YA dark academia fantasy book cover design created for The Mask We Wear: Book Two – The Eleven. The visual concept blends regal symbolism and mystery, reflecting the novel’s themes of power, deceit, and legacy within the elite halls of Elysian Prep School.

The cover’s deep crimson palette conveys prestige and danger, while the gold-embossed crest evokes the grandeur of old-world institutions. The architectural emblem—modeled after classical domes and skyscrapers—symbolizes the collision of tradition and ambition, the very heart of the story. The subtle mask motif hints at hidden identities and the façade every character maintains.

Typography was chosen to mirror academic elegance with a touch of aristocratic authority, grounding the narrative’s tension between appearance and truth. This design aims to capture the novel’s tone: hauntingly beautiful, secretive, and powerful.