Post by Carl LaFong on May 4, 2019 22:55:56 GMT
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/may/04/from-pulp-to-pulp-fiction-musical-book-jackets-in-pictures
Over the past three years, Todd Alcott has been turning famous song titles into alternative covers for vintage paperbacks. What started as a distraction for the LA-based screenwriter and graphic artist is now a continuing project with hundreds of entries. Alcott describes the “cultural mashups”, made using digital-altering software, as a conversation between the songwriter, the original designer, himself and the viewer. “All four bring a wealth of associations,” he says. “Most of the songs I pick I have strong emotional ties to. “The graphics are much more fun than screenwriting, where you work on a script for years and it never gets made into a movie. With these mashups, I execute it in a night, post it on social media and get an instant response.”
Over the past three years, Todd Alcott has been turning famous song titles into alternative covers for vintage paperbacks. What started as a distraction for the LA-based screenwriter and graphic artist is now a continuing project with hundreds of entries. Alcott describes the “cultural mashups”, made using digital-altering software, as a conversation between the songwriter, the original designer, himself and the viewer. “All four bring a wealth of associations,” he says. “Most of the songs I pick I have strong emotional ties to. “The graphics are much more fun than screenwriting, where you work on a script for years and it never gets made into a movie. With these mashups, I execute it in a night, post it on social media and get an instant response.”
