Illustrator Andres Moncayo recently shared a project he did for a client in which he created a series of alternative covers for popular books. Judging by the reactions of social media to Moncayo’s works, the project was a resounding success.
While designing the covers, Moncayo’s aim was to keep them minimalistic while also trying to sum up the story of the book into a single visual. This made it a challenging task but one that Moncayo solved with flying grades.
For example, his design for Stephen King’s The Shining shows a silhouette of a man holding an axe, inside of which is a kid sitting in a hallway and looking at a half-open door of a hotel room. If you read the book, you realize that Moncayo managed to sum up all the key points of the book.
“I find book cover design incredibly challenging and rewarding,” Moncayo explained in a recent chat with My Modern Met. “The ability to condense the essence of an entire story into a single visual is a fascinating exercise in creative problem-solving. It’s a perfect blend of art and communication.”
Moncayo also created covers for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, Marry Shelley’s Frankenstein, and many more. Check out more of them below.
