I would definitely pick up a hard copy of this book as it would make an excellent coffee table piece. We don’t get to sign our names on our artwork like painters or illustrators have the opportunity to do. As a graphic designer, I know all too well that we don’t always get visible credit for the things we design. I think the best part about this whole book is that the artists are gaining the recognition they deserve. It was so cool to see where some of the books that I bought on a whim based on their covers alone came from. I got to look at beautifully designed books and learn about the wonderful artists behind them. If a book is pretty, I want it.īeing a graphic designer and a massive book worm made this book feel like the best of both worlds for me. I get judged pretty hard for that, but I really don’t care. It’s instilled in my brain to pick books based on their aesthetic appeal and I know that the saying tells you never to do that, but I mean some books are just so damn beautiful! There are literally moments where I have picked up and purchased a book that I already own just because the cover is nicer. It’s instilled in my brain to pick books based on their aesthetic appeal and I know that the saying tells you never to do that, but I mean some books are just so damn beautiful! There are literally moments where I have picked up and purchased a book that I alįirstly, I would like to thank Schiffer Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book for an honest review.Īs a graphic designer, I have a major issue when it comes to judging books by their covers…I just can’t help it. As a graphic designer, I have a major issue when it comes to judging books by their covers…I just can’t help it. Readwrite think flip bool free#Feel free to judge these books by their covers.moreįirstly, I would like to thank Schiffer Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book for an honest review. For future designers looking for inspiration, as well as hopeless cover lovers, Book Cover Designs is a must-have design reference for any collection. Literature lovers and graphic illustrators of all types, as well as book design students and professionals, will relish this inspiring collection of covers of fiction and nonfiction, history and science books, novels and short stories, from old favorites to popular 21st-century titles. Award-winning creative professionals from around the world have applied astonishingly clever cover concepts that play slyly on titles and themes of international bestsellers, both classic and modern, adding new dimensions to the books and breathing new life into bright ideas. Award-winning creative professionals from around the world have applied astonishingly clever cover concepts that play slyly on titles and themes of international bestsellers, both classic and modern, adding new dimensions to Browse more than 500 book cover designs and listen to more than 50 of today's top designers discuss their process for creating the perfect book cover. Browse more than 500 book cover designs and listen to more than 50 of today's top designers discuss their process for creating the perfect book cover.
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