Tonight the new series Game of Thrones, based on the AMAZING Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, premieres on HBO. In honor of this I thought I’d post the redesign of this series that I did as a project last year.
These books fall pretty squarely into the “Fantasy” genre, and it shows in their packaging. However, they are also REALLY well written and not your typical dorky fantasy. I wanted to give these books covers that would appeal to a more literary audience and make them slightly less embarrassing to read in public.
The long awaited next book in the series, A Dance with Dragons, (ok, yes, this is kind of dorky fantasy) comes out this July. I was hoping that with this new release we might see a redesign of the series, maybe something that didn’t include beveled type, gradients and other “effects.” No dice. Oh well!
