Shakespeare Covers Redesigned

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Two young lovers must struggle to stay together when their families decide to wage war against each other. Through the violence and romance their worlds begin to fall apart. William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviv- ing works, including some collabo- rations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright Harendra Kapur has spent most of his life trying to find a balance between things. In the case of this book cover he’s tried to find a balance between Shakespeare’s themes of righteous- ness and outright mayhem to create a typeface that conveys that. In the case of the actual design of the cover he’s tried to find a balance between the immortal themes, emotions and questions in Shakespeare’s work and a modern aesthetic that seems to think Twilight is acceptable art. Harendra also has a blog. It’s not half bad. rupees100.tumblr.com

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My covers for three Shakespeare Classics using the Rockefeller typeface I created.

Transcript of Shakespeare Covers Redesigned

Two young lovers must struggle to stay together when their families decide to wage war against each other. Through the violence and romance their worlds begin to fall apart.

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviv-ing works, including some collabo-rations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright

Harendra Kapur has spent most of his life trying to find a balance between things.

In the case of this book cover he’s tried to find a balance between Shakespeare’s themes of righteous-ness and outright mayhem to create a typeface that conveys that.

In the case of the actual design of the cover he’s tried to find a balance between the immortal themes, emotions and questions in Shakespeare’s work and a modern aesthetic that seems to think Twilight is acceptable art.

Harendra also has a blog. It’s not half bad.

rupees100.tumblr.com

When a young Prince learns that his father’s death was part of a larger conspiracy he quickly gets embroiled in a plot to uncover the truth and reign vengance on the guilty.

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviv-ing works, including some collabo-rations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright

Harendra Kapur has spent most of his life trying to find a balance between things.

In the case of this book cover he’s tried to find a balance between Shakespeare’s themes of righteous-ness and outright mayhem to create a typeface that conveys that.

In the case of the actual design of the cover he’s tried to find a balance between the immortal themes, emotions and questions in Shakespeare’s work and a modern aesthetic that seems to think Twilight is acceptable art.

Harendra also has a blog. It’s not half bad.

rupees100.tumblr.com

When a prophecy that Scotland shall soon have a new King starts to appear true, one man’s ambition, treachery and madness leads to a complex and gruesome chain of events.

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviv-ing works, including some collabo-rations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright

Harendra Kapur has spent most of his life trying to find a balance between things.

In the case of this book cover he’s tried to find a balance between Shakespeare’s themes of righteous-ness and outright mayhem to create a typeface that conveys that.

In the case of the actual design of the cover he’s tried to find a balance between the immortal themes, emotions and questions in Shakespeare’s work and a modern aesthetic that seems to think Twilight is acceptable art.

Harendra also has a blog. It’s not half bad.

rupees100.tumblr.com