Among the many challenges book cover designers face is trying to represent a book’s premise or main character without getting so specific that readers are left with little to imagine. A few years ago, ...
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 be the ...
Despite a steady rise in the popularity of e-books and a surge in ownership of electronic readers and tablets, real dead-tree paper books are not about the exit the scene any time soon. And while most ...
Redesign? Relaunch? Regret? Take a look at the ways publishers aimed to seduce new audiences by changing up the covers of notable books. By Scott Heller and Miguel Salazar “You never get a second ...
“From The New York Times Magazine, this is Behind the Cover.” “I’m Jake Silverstein, editor in chief.” “And I’m Gail Bichler, design director.” “Our cover story this week is a really interesting piece ...