Blues to Books - A Passion Project

  • Randa Machnok

This is Blues to Books! A passion project aimed to design, illustrate, and hand letter my favorite songs into book covers. This is to combine my love for both music and books, and target publishing companies or simply just authors who want book cover designs! I came up with this concept when I realized that most of my favorite songs tell a story through visually detailed scenes, characters, and sometimes plot twists with an ending filled with either hope, happiness, or even sadness. Almost exactly the way novels and books are structured, but shorter! Since I came up with this thought, I've always imagined how the songs I listen to would look like if they'd been books; in what colors would they be, how the title would look, etc. So I did just that! And Blues to Books came to life. Here are the books I've designed and created so far:

We can't post a final project without posting the sketches, right? Here are my sketches! I always love seeing how they were, so I'd like for you guys to see it as well.