Scott Reinhard
Designer Scott Reinhard has designed some really great book covers.
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Jason Booher
Jason Booher designs book jackets and covers, and some typographically beautiful ones I might add.
Jamie Conkleton + Space Opera
Recent grad, Jamie Conkleton has a really tight portfolio (you might have seen this sake packaging on the dieline)—each piece is really polished and well-done. I’m particularly liking this series of book covers for the Space Opera series, which was…
Saraiva Classics Redesigned
Brazilian design firm, Rex Design, recently gave the Saraiva Classics book collection a whole new look. The collection, which brings together 24 titles of classic literature that are adopted by most schools in Brazil, was redesigned with a specific goal…
C.S. Lewis Signature Series
Designer Jason Gabbert and illustrator Antar Dayal collaborated on the design of C.S. Lewis’s non-fiction works.
Golden Gems
Not sure how I’ve failed to mention them before, but Golden Gems is an awesome blog that catalogs all the Little Golden Books we knew and loved as children, and many more obscure titles as well. The images below are…
W.W. Norton Book Design archive
Publisher W.W. Norton is now cataloging all of its covers on Flickr. via The Book Cover Archive
Peter Mendelsund
Peter Mendelsund has quite the portfolio of book jackets. You can see the whole lot on his site or on the Book Cover Archive.
Christopher Brand
Most of Christopher Brand’s book covers have an element of playfulness to them that I love. via Book Cover Archive
Helen Yentus
I love the bold simplicity of the Helen Yentus’ book cover designs. via made by suzi
Harry Potter Reimagined
I never caught on to the Harry Potter craze, but if they ever reprinted the novels with these covers—designed by M.S. Corley—I might change my mind. via John via Buzzfeed
I Can Read Movies
Designer Spacesick took it upon himself to reimage a whole slew of famous films as vintage novels—I’m filing this project under the “Ideas I wish I’d Thought of” category. Take a look at the rest of the set right here.
Little Bee
I love the book cover design for Chris Cleave’s novel, Little Bee, which comes out next month. Anyone know who the designer is? Update: The author himself commented to let me know the designer’s name: Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich,…
The Book Cover Archive
Be prepared to waste a ton of time on this site. The Book Cover Archive features over 800 examples of excellence and creativity in book design. And one of the coolest parts about the site is that you can choose…
Ben Gibson
I’m loving these book covers by Brooklyn-based designer and illustrator, Ben Gibson.
Beyond Posters
The Heads of State—one of my go-to shops for concert posters—has updated their portfolio with lots of new design work. Below are a couple of my favorites, but you can see more right here. Mental Models: Five covers in a…
Jordan Crane
I love these prints by illustrator Jordan Crane. A lot of them are out of print, unfortunately, but they are beautiful to look at it. You can check out his site for more work, including books and t-shirts. And don’t…
Isaac Tobin
I’m really loving the work of designer Isaac Tobin. I was first drawn to his book covers, but after looking through his portfolio I really love his type design as well.