Inspired by my recent post regarding a series of book covers based on famous films, I decided to jump in and give it a go myself.

Since I’m still reeling from the excitement of ‘Inception’ I decided this would be the subject matter for my designs. And since I’m fond of the classic Penguin Books style of books covers, this was my theme. Sorted. Read the rest of this entry »

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I’ll admit, I’m a little slow posting these (over a year too slow it would seem) but great designs are great designs, regardless of age, so I’m bringing them to light again.

Flickr user spacesick has created a number of quaint, retro-inspired book covers based on several famous films. The “I can read movies” flickr set features novelizations of Ghostbusters, Back to the Future and Batman Returns to name but a few, all of which use simplistic, recognisable elements from the films in question to illustrate the cover. Read the rest of this entry »

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If you haven’t seen the new Christopher Nolan film ‘Inception’, do so immediately. This isn’t a blog about films and their content, so I won’t go into detail about the plot or the production values, or anything like that. Just know this; It’s absolutely outstanding!

The following collection of ‘Inception’ poster designs really capture the essence of the film, without explaining anything specific about the storyline. They capture your attention and imagination like all good film posters should, and the lack of explanation peaks your curiosity. Read the rest of this entry »

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