But that’s also what makes their simple covers so effective. Anyone browsing the stacks can get a general grasp of what the book’s about with a quick glance. “From a pure, formal design ...

That means the designs on a book cover need to give off the right vibe ... This does not have to be complex, just simple ...

Eighty Years of Book Cover Design seems very much a retort to Penguin ... repeating narrative pattern" – images that look like a simple pattern from a distance, but which open up when seen ...

You might not have heard of book cover design's "7 second" test ... have finished a book with clever references to the content. Simple is good. Being visually engaging is more important than ...

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 ... but I loved these simple, sexy, modern comps that totally ...

Among the many challenges book cover ... by the “flat design” that’s become standard on the Web, these covers take on a minimalist style characterized by bright colors, simple layouts ...

How do book covers communicate with an audience ... through Faber’s connection to Ted Hughes. Tucker’s simple, effective design, which she describes as “a doodle that turned into a jacket ...

Eventually Mendelsund cobbled together a modest portfolio and secured an audience with Chip Kidd, the celebrated book-cover ... simple. Some rely on photography, others on graphics of his own design.

The Academy of British Cover Design (ABCD) has revealed its winners for the best book designs of the year in addition to a special competition for the “winner of ...