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Penguin Classics continues to shine. Surely, there must be other publishers who put similar emphasis on the design of their book covers...right? Hm. If you know of any, please share.
In the meantime, have a look at these (created by Pentagram).
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Penguin Classics offers some of the most well-designed book covers out there. Admittedly, I've purchased the Penguin version of my favorite novels over other options, just for the sake of beautifying my bookshelf.
Now, Penguin teams up with (RED), the AIDS awareness fund, to create a limited-run of themed covers and the results are exquisite. Eight titles in all receive the signature (RED) treatment, and each cover is unique in the use of graphic elements and typography.
It appears it's time to make more room on the shelves...
Quick Post: Book Cover Design Alex Camlin of Da Capo Press chats about his experience, his inspiration, and his work... An excerpt from The Casual Optimist
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I really enjoy working on books that are a bit off-beat or quirky. Recently, I’ve worked covers for a Karaoke memoir, a history of jetpacks, and a fake autobiography of Steve Jobs. I find that the books with moderate-to-low sales expectations (usually due to their niche subject matter) are the best to work on. Very few people bother to deconstruct what I’ve done, and the off-beat content usually leads to some interesting visuals.
A shout out to @designrelated on Twitter for posting this informative Q+A!
A quick post about book design: What a challenge to have to catch a consumer's eye with the spine of a book on a shelf or a small cover...
The intro from an interview with Coralie Bickford-Smith of Penguin Books (UK) at Design Related:
Coralie is an award winning book cover designer and has created several acclaimed series designs forPenguin Books. Art director Jim Stoddart first spotted her latent talent six years ago in the page layouts for a supermarket pet club magazine. At which point Coralie breathed a huge sigh of relief, as on the whole she prefers designing book covers. Recently she has been working on projects with students at London College of Communication, passing on the principle that underpins her own work: 'stop designing, start playing'.
**Shoutout to @DesignObserver on Twitter for the heads up - if you don't follow them, you should!**
