This book cover reimagines the entrance to Dracula’s world as a wrought iron gate. The custom title lettering draws on condensed Textura blackletter, its tall, narrow forms becoming part of the gate. Fine red-orange inlines run through the letters, adding to their sense of height and giving the title an unsettling glow. Motifs from Stoker’s novel take shape in the ironwork: a bat spreads its wings above the title, while wolves raise their heads to howl below. Reader beware!
Pencil studies for custom Dracula title lettering, exploring condensed blackletter forms, decorative details, and a Bram Stoker author treatment.
Dracula book cover concept sketches combining hand-drawn blackletter title lettering with an ornate wrought iron gate and bat-shaped crest.
