‘The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn: Genre, Gender, Glamour’

During this year, I have taken on a couple of book cover commissions from the publishing house Liverpool University Press. One was for GSA lecturer and academic David Sweeney, named ‘The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn: Genre, Gender, Glamour’, which was released in early May 2024.

The brief was to design a cover which encapsulated Refn himself and the iconic scenes from his movies whilst circumventing copyright laws. I couldn’t draw the actors, scenes, or Refn himself, so had to become very creative with the design and layout.

'The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn', David Sweeney, Liverpool University Press (2024).
Details from the cover design.
Two alternative colour versions of the design.
'The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn', David Sweeney, Liverpool University Press (2024).