Further developments continued to take on a collaged approach to image production. However, this time the photographic elements were modified to make use of the three main planets only, rather than the tortoise. Now the design focused more on the idea string theory specifically, allowing the theory to be visualised more effectively in that it is not mixed with another theory which had no relation to Hawking's idea of space, which could have potentially caused confusion in how the design was interpreted. The photographic images of the planets were also wrapped physically in string in order to continue showing the interaction of these strings in space.
Colours were again modified for these design variations in order to give them a more grainy effect and so that the monochromatic shades of the images are representative of the darkness of space. It was decided to place these images onto a dark background in order to represent the sky in space as well as working well to make the photographic images slightly stand out.
In developing the background, an piece of black card was scanned digitally, initially hoping for a textured effect which could match with the grainy nature of the photographic elements of the design. The contrast of this texture was upped in order to make it less grey. In doing so it was found that this picked up specks of dust and dirt on the scanner which were replicated in a contrasting white colour that produced an effect similar to that of a starry night sky, which linked effectively with the themes portrayed within the book.
Although working well to convey the space theme, it was thought the darkness of the background made it seem more of a solid colour which did not work well with the photographic elements, which seemed slightly out of place on the cover. The contrast was therefore decreased to something subtler which allowed more of the original texture to be shown, which still produced an effect similar to that of stars.
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