This is the original cover art and design layout of the best zombie game ever, Left 4 Dead. It personifies horror simply with distressed areas, an ominous color palette, and the clever placement of a bite mark. The red pops out, which is used to capture attention first and then serve its purpose as blood second.
This is where the inspiration part comes in; I love looking at and also trying to create game cover fan-art. I couldn't find out who created this cover, but they did an amazing job keeping the spirit of Left 4 Dead. The designer kept the red as the initial flag-down for viewers and then as blood. They also substituted realistic vector art in place of the realistic art. Either way, they both look amazing, and the idea of this inspiration can serve as a design exercise!
--Evan
Evan I think it would be really cool to see you make a video game cover some day, I think it is totally up your alley and you would make something awesome! I really like the lighting effects on the green hand on the first cover. The integration of the (I think it's also a hand?" in the bottom line of the "4" is a cool way to play with the traditional shape of the number. The limited color palette is cool and effective too.
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