Tag Book Design

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…

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…

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…

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.

Harvard Business Review Classics

There’s nothing I don’t love about the design of these books—their compact size, the colors, their common design elements and, this goes without saying, the patterns. The topics are also, of course, extremely pertinent for anyone in business. First seen…

Great Ideas Volume III

Yet another beautiful set of book designs from Penguin’s Great Ideas series, many of them by David Pearson. It reminds you how much can be done with just two colors. The complete set (along with credits for each design) is…