back cover, and flaps. If done right, a smart design can have a big impact on book sales; almost nothing will turn off a reader more than a jacket that looks amateurish. Many authors may be ...

You might not have heard of book cover design's "7 second" test ... Pick up a book, glance at the front and back covers, and you'll likely make the decision to either nestle it back on the ...

These days, I design book covers for Giramondo Publishing ... the notion of recursion — the act or process of returning, or running back — was key. Giramondo’s publishing director Ivor ...

It’s the whole reason vinyl is back today—people want a tangible ... and what trends are you seeing in book cover design today? Ah, the book blob. I do think that trend is over, but the ...

The designer obliged with what feels like a perverse joy. This book has two back covers and the spine is inside out. The design (used solely on the British edition) feels like a bold attempt ...

Of course, this isn’t to say that what hits the market is bad—in fact, I’d contend we’re in a golden age of book cover design, with each publishing season bringing a deluge of insanely ...

survey the covers of other literary nonfiction books, and report back to her about which ones I liked, and why. The main principles of design—in books, appliances, cars, clothing, everything ...

But publishers fought back, making books that were more beautiful ... asked people to recreate their favourite book covers. All this means cover design is more important than ever.

Among the many challenges book cover designers face is trying to ... But lately, another cover design trend has been popping up on this summer’s crop of beach reads: the flat woman.

“I didn’t get the music, but I definitely got the design.” Image Ms. Goldberg was formally restless, her fellow designer Peter Mendelsund said. “Every single great book cover she made was ...