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Pride & Prejudice Covers
Three design directions for the cover of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, one of my favorite novels.
Each book here is an old copy of Pride and Prejudice that I purchased second hand and re-bound with my designs.
Programs Used: Clip Studio Paint, Adobe InDesign
Design 1
Examining other Pride and Prejudice covers a found a frequent use of peacocks and other references to the 1894 edition. Here I wanted to use the peacocks to both embody the elegance of the high society setting and also highlight the comedic aspect of the book by giving the birds personality. I find that many covers do not capture the comedic aspect of this romantic comedy.
The title type is entirely made by me, including the ambersand.
Examining other Pride and Prejudice covers a found a frequent use of peacocks and other references to the 1894 edition. Here I wanted to use the peacocks to both embody the elegance of the high society setting and also highlight the comedic aspect of the book by giving the birds personality. I find that many covers do not capture the comedic aspect of this romantic comedy.
The title type is entirely made by me, including the ambersand.
Design 2
More directly quoting the 1894 edition, I wanted this cover to feel more like the cover of a fairy tale. Most of my inspiration for this cover comes from The Unicorn Rests in a Garden tapestry.
I hand lettered the black letter type except for the ambersand.
More directly quoting the 1894 edition, I wanted this cover to feel more like the cover of a fairy tale. Most of my inspiration for this cover comes from The Unicorn Rests in a Garden tapestry.
I hand lettered the black letter type except for the ambersand.
Design 3
Wanting to take a more comedic and contemporary approuch, I made this cover with the trend in romance novel covers to have illustred figures in mind. It’s a personal passion project of mine to someday adapt Pride and Prejudice into a graphic novel and I see this cover fitting most in that context.
Font is Charcuterie Deco Regular.
Wanting to take a more comedic and contemporary approuch, I made this cover with the trend in romance novel covers to have illustred figures in mind. It’s a personal passion project of mine to someday adapt Pride and Prejudice into a graphic novel and I see this cover fitting most in that context.
Font is Charcuterie Deco Regular.