In a post on the official NIN twitterTumblr account[http://nineinchnails.tumblr.com/post/55697135231/each-version-of-hesitation-marks-will-have-its-own], the various artwork was elaborated on by Mills:
<blockquote>"The artworks, (30 mixed media pieces) that I eventually produced towards uses in the Hesitation Marks releases, evolved out of lengthy exchanges between myself and Trent and in response to the conceptual ideas that thread through the tracks and to the sonic territory that the album explores. I’ve tried to lock into the album’s prevailing mood and echo the album’s essence. The ideas are not communicated in a literal or easily digested form, as this would be boring for me and would insult the intelligence of a potential audience. I’ve tried to make works that obliquely allude to the essence of the subject matter, to its emotional core.