Contemporary Films Are Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers by Illustrator Matt Stevens

All images © Matt Stevens, shared with permission

Generally, the adaptation pipeline begins with books and ends in film, but Charlotte-based designer and illustrator Matt Stevens has turned that process around. For an ongoing project that’s simply titled Good Movies as Old Books, Stevens reimagines contemporary movies as vintage paperbacks and cloth-bound texts, covering Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, Jordan Peele’s Us, and Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash, one of the illustrator’s favorite editions. “A movie I love, the idea came quickly and easily, and it really captures something about the film and the jazz-era style,” he says.

The project has culminated in a series of prints and a forthcoming book, which Stevens recently launched as part of a Kickstarter campaign. “From my ever-growing and changing master list, once I hit 100 entries, I will have a list of about 40 that I wasn’t able to include,” he says. “Maybe a volume 2?” Keep up with all of Stevens’s new releases on Instagram. (via Plain Magazine)

 

Contemporary Films Are Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers by Illustrator Matt Stevens

Contemporary Films Are Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers by Illustrator Matt Stevens

Contemporary Films Are Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers by Illustrator Matt Stevens

 

Contemporary Films Are Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers by Illustrator Matt Stevens

Contemporary Films Are Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers by Illustrator Matt Stevens

Contemporary Films Are Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers by Illustrator Matt Stevens

Contemporary Films Are Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers by Illustrator Matt Stevens

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