Concepts for a book cover redesign for Christopher Isherwood's A SINGLE MAN. I created this using an acrylic painting I did myself and added handdrawn font which I also did myself.
About the book: Set in Southern California during 1962, it depicts one day in the life of George, a middle-aged Englishman who is aprofessor at a Los Angeles university. The university in the book may be California State University of Los Angeles, where author, Christopher Isherwood was a professor for some time.
In 2009, the book was adapted into a film by fashion designer, Tom Ford, who chose Colin Firth as the protagonist of the film.
Below is my chosen book cover design:
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Below is the original acrylic painting created by me.
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Previous book cover designs created for Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man.
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My book cover in alternate colors:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d254c8c6683eb144e8bd123111397bad/771d1d29ffa60198dd656754_rw_1200.jpg?h=45c9361c78ac6bd7f1776ddee54407f9)
A select few of many hand drawn title for the design:
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![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d254c8c6683eb144e8bd123111397bad/f810c5841aeac4372de2e96f_rw_1920.jpg?h=f68d961b6a0ca22e15e2f7e07319a937)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d254c8c6683eb144e8bd123111397bad/42aa1be9f4e3b60e15576b18_rw_1920.jpg?h=56e0ba8e49f4b19b9eaf8d173bd27dc8)
Movie trailer for A SINGLE MAN directed by TOM FORD:
You can purchase items with "A Single Sean" artwork over on my Society6 Store @Viettriet.
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