Few people look in the mirror and always see themselves as they truly are. For those struggling with body dysmorphia, the distortions reflected back can be especially damaging—fueling feelings of shame, anxiety, and disconnection from one’s own body. This book explores the complex relationship between body image and mirror reflections through a visual and poetic lens.
The design is intentionally open to interpretation, but I aimed to convey a deep emotional undertone using a dark, warped gradient background—inspired by the anatomy of the human body. The layout pairs two perspectives: on the left, poems centered on the internal struggles of body dysmorphia, and on the right, pieces reflecting the mirror’s gaze.
The dysmorphia poems are warped, stretched, and bulged—visually representing how distorted one's self-image can become. In contrast, the mirror poems are enclosed within framed boxes, mirroring each other to evoke the physical presence of a mirror and the illusion it often casts.
All poems were sourced from HelloPoetry, and together, they tell a powerful, dual-sided story about perception, identity, and the emotional weight of reflection.













