This redesigned cover for The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle is centered around ornamentation to reflect the story's sense of enchantment.
Programs: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Clip Studio Paint
Final Cover Without Mockup
My initial intention for this book cover was to celebrate my love of hand-lettering and create a solution that relied entirely on typography and no pictorial imagery. After countless rounds of lettering and digging through hand-lettered ephemera, I began to feel like I was drifting further from the spirit of the story. What emerged instead were flourishes from the calligraphic strokes, used to create an ornate border. The image of the unicorn was inspired by cave paintings and Islamic art depicting Mongolian horseback riders, aiming to craft a graphic image that played with familiarity and fantasy.
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