It’s common knowledge that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but… By working on the visual side of books, graphic designers, illustrators and typographers help create the perfect reading ...

Art director: Jonathan Pelham. Valleyesque by Fernando A Flores; Design: Na Kim; Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux A book cover you can almost read with its series of icons collected together in a ...

Blob by Maggie Su is a debut novel about a young woman who decides to turn a sentient blob into her 'perfect man'. It's a ...

It seems book covers are getting increasingly formulaic thanks to movie adaptations, minimalist design trends and genre conventions, creating a generic design plague in bookshops across the globe.

How the smaller world of book cover design fares within this environment isn’t necessarily a concern high up in many people’s lives as they negotiate the pandemic (unless you’re a book cover designer, ...

Barcelona-based illustrator Judy Kaufmann has created a stunning set of enamel pins inspired by iconic authors and books.

How good are you at 'reading' book covers when the titles have been removed? Take our quiz, and see how clever design might be influencing your book choices. All the covers in this quiz feature in ...