Showing posts with label book covers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book covers. Show all posts

Friday, April 5, 2013

The New "The Great Gatsby" Book Cover Revealed

The book publishing company, Scribner, will be republishing the literary classic, 
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 
with a new cover that features the movie coming out May 10th, 2013:

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To the left is the movie tie-in cover and to the right is the original classic cover drawn by Francis Cugat. He was commissioned to do the cover while Fitzgerald was still writing the book and was a little known artist at the time. To see more of his work, go here.

Book cover created
by Aled Lewis.
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Book cover created
by Caree Michel.
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Book cover created
by Ian O'Phelan.

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There was a "Books Recovered Contest" held by TheFoxIsBlack.com, featuring the book "The Great Gatsby". It was held sometime last year, so I cannot enter it. But I did see some covers that I liked and thought I would share them with you in honor of the new film adaptation coming out in May.
Book cover created by
Coralie Bickford-Smith.
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Book cover created
by Julien Dalard.
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Book cover created
by Malik Tarhouni.
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"From the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann comes the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. The filmmaker has created his own distinctive visual interpretation of the classic story, bringing the period to life in a way that has never been seen before, in a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role.

“ 'The Great Gatsby' follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

Book cover created
by Kris Merbach.
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Book cover created
by Bryce Wilner.
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"Academy Award® nominee DiCaprio (“J. Edgar,” “Aviator”) plays Jay Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire starring as Nick Carraway; Oscar® nominee Carey Mulligan (“An Education”) and Joel Edgerton as Daisy and Tom Buchanan; Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke as Myrtle and George Wilson; and newcomer Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker. Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan will play the role of Meyer Wolfsheim." 

"Oscar® nominee Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge!”) directs the film in 3D from a screenplay co-written with frequent collaborator Craig Pearce, based on Fitzgerald’s book. Luhrmann produces, along with Catherine Martin, Academy Award® winner Douglas Wick (“Gladiator”), Lucy Fisher and Catherine Knapman. The executive producers are Academy Award® winner Barrie M. Osborne (“Lord of the Rings – Return of the King”) and Bruce Berman.

Book cover created
by Naomi Sloman.
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Book cover created
by Philipp Dornbrierer.
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"Two-time Academy Award®-winning production and costume designer Catherine Martin (“Moulin Rouge!”) designs as well as produces. The editors are Matt Villa, Jason Ballantine and Jonathan Redmond, and the director of photography is Simon Duggan. The music is by Craig Armstrong.

"Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, in association with A&E Television, a Bazmark/Red Wagon Entertainment Production, a Film by Baz Luhrmann, “The Great Gatsby.” In theaters May 10, 2013, the film will be distributed in 3D and 2D by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures." (Source here.)

Book cover created
by Ryan Lake.
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Book cover created
by Joe McDermott.
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Book cover created
by Sara Andreasson.
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Book cover created
by Tiffany Chen.
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Book cover created
by Patrick McWain.
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Book cover created by Sal Renwick.
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Monday, December 31, 2012

Typeface Review: "Crescendo"

What It Looks Like:
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Its History: "Designed by Patrick Griffin and Nancy Harris Rouemy in 2011 and published by Canada Type." (Source #1)

"Canada Type is an independent font development studio based in Toronto. The studio was founded in 2004 by Rebecca Alaccari and Patrick Griffin, as a means to perform professional type solutions to creative indviduals and departments all over the world." (Source #2)

What Type of Font It Is: Ornamental - "the form of the letter itself is determined by some decorative or figurative intention. The Ornamental form may thus be composed of foliage, rustic woodwork, the human form, or abstract elements. The majority of Ornamental faces from the 19th century are capital only, and necessarily designed for use at larger sizes." (Source #3)


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How You Can Design With It: Meant mainly to be used as a display text. Best used in logos, posters, book covers, large containers, etc. "Decorative and Ornamental letters are, by definition, display faces and seldom, if ever, suited to the setting of any more than a small number of words." (Source #3)

Where You Can Get It: Available for purchase here: http://www.fontshop.com/search/?q=Crescendo.

Descriptive Terms For It: 1920s, art deco, art nouveau, book covers, decorative, display, flapper, poster, poster design, posters, logo, logo design, logos, and ornamental.

Sources:
-#1 - http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/downloads/canada_type/crescendo_ot/
-#2 - http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/foundry/canada_type/
-#3 - "The Complete Typographer: A Manual for Designing with Type" by Will Hill, 2nd Edition, p. 160

Examples:
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