This book jacket for U.S.A. by John Dos Passos draws from the visual language of early twentieth-century print culture. Halftone textures reference mechanical reproduction methods, evoking the density and noise of newspapers and mass media that shaped public perception during the period. The title typography was developed through a hands-on process of cutting and reassembling letterforms. These fragmented compositions reflect both the novel’s experimental structure and the disjointed nature of American society following World War I. Dos Passos’ blending of fiction, biography, and newsreel is echoed in the layered, disrupted forms of the design. A restrained grid system organizes the back cover and interior flaps, contrasting with the expressive, fractured typography on the front. This tension between order and disruption reinforces the central themes of the trilogy, highlighting the collision between individual lives and the broader social, political, and economic forces shaping modern America.