As an undergraduate majoring in graphic design, she was initially unsure what kind of work she’d pursue after graduation—until she found some of Peter Mendelsund’s book cover designs online.

the paperback design was tweaked “to speak to the widest possible audience,” says John Freeman, the book’s editor. Paperback The Vintage cover ditched the thin, hardcover scribble for a ...

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 ...

Do all book covers look the same today? Euronews Culture goes under the dust cover with those that design them. Go into any bookshop and you’ll see a smorgasbord of design styles. There will ...

Doubleday Books Art Director Emily Mahon has been designing book covers for 20 years. After studying graphic design at Penn State, and an internship at Harper’s Bazaar, she was ready to leave ...

No, No, No, No, Yes: Book Design Uncovered: The title of a new book on cover design hints at the countless pieces of art that get rejected before a publisher lands on a final cover. The road to ...

I used to browse St. Mark’s Bookshop looking for covers that caught my eye. It was an exciting way to discover new authors, and design played a huge role. Now, one increasingly encounters books ...

I spent hours looking at them, lining them up on the shelves and admiring the simplicity and gracefulness of the design. Book covers can be a visual foreword for the book. They have to capture the ...

David Gentleman's covers for New Penguin Shakespeare No other house had quite Penguin's confidence in design. Pan Books, which began publication a decade after, in the mid 40s, were defined by a ...