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Artist transforms famous games into book covers
Artist A.J. Hateley has spent the last several months creating classic book covers inspired by the themes, characters or iconography of video games. She began the cool project earlier this year and has slowly updated with new pieces. Check out Unreality for larger versions in a convenient column. If you want to view more games reimagined using classic and modern art styles, check out the deviantART "art jam" of classic NES covers and the Koopa propaganda posters.
TUAW Tips: Designing covers for the iBookstore
For budding novelists, one of the most exciting things about Apple's iBookstore is the chance to self-publish their writing and have it potentially available to the 100 million people that own iOS 4 devices. A novel is a daunting task, and once the writing is done, the hard part is over ... kinda. There are still two things you need to do: get your book on the iBookstore and make sure it has a compelling cover. We've told you before how to go about self-publishing on the iBookstore, but one thing that many writers are left pondering is what to do about the cover for their novel. Cristina Lopo, owner of the London-based graphic design studio Loop Box, gave me some advice when we met at a book reading a few weeks ago. "The old saying is 'Don't judge a book by its cover,' but unfortunately, books are judged by their covers -- at least at first, and especially on the iBookstore. The cover is what is going to get people to click on your book to learn more about it when they are scrolling through a list of 25 books on a tiny iPhone screen." Click "Read More" for more tips on cover design for the iBookstore.
Okamiden book cover hugs your books
Even if we never play Okamiden, it is still going to cute us to death. Capcom revealed the next item in its series of fan-requested merchandise, the Okamiden Mofu Mofu ("Fluffy") Book Cover. Guys, it has a tail. It has a tail.
