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Do we judge books by their covers?
These cover designs are by Chip Kidd, a noted contemporary book designer who’d probably be happy to hear we do. The Book Cover Archive celebrates this art form for the “purpose of appreciation and categorization”.
As librarians, it’s not unusual for us to suggest that people should judge a book by its cover. A well worn cover gives away a frequently read book; take a second look to see why. The subject of romance novels is clear from their covers: love; a man and woman gazing into each other’s eyes. If you read science-fiction, you’ve become familiar with the major illustrators for science fiction book covers, although maybe not their names. When Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight hit it big, smart publishers targeted her readers with covers like these:
Find out more
The Book Design Review
Covers
Smashing Magazine
Google Books results for “book design”
When you pick your next randomly chosen book off the shelf, maybe Evan Gaffney - or Peter Mendelsund - or Will Staehle - is responsible...(below left to right)
Contribute content for our site!
E-mail a link to an image of your favorite book cover, and a note about why it’s a favorite, to: Lanham Bundy, lbundy@provcomlib.org and we’ll display the results.