Tags: covers

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Some neat CSS from Tess that’s a great example of progressive enhancement; these book covers look good in all browsers, but they look even better in some.

PENGUIN SERIES DESIGN – the art of Penguin book covers

Exploring the graphic design history of Penguin books:

The covers presented on this site are all from my own collection of about 1400 Penguins, which have been chosen for the beauty or interest of their cover designs. They span the history of the company all the way back to 1935 when Penguin Books was launched.

The Art of Penguin Science Fiction

A century of sci-fi book covers.

Robin Rendle ･ Everything that books ought to be

I’m with Robin. Hardback books are infuriating, not least because of the ridiculous business model of only publishing hardback versions to begin with, and only releasing a paperback when you’ve lost all interest in reading the damn book.

Chipmunks on 16 speed

This sounds genuinely good—Alvin and the Chipmunks slowed down to reveal their true ’90s post-punk goth-grunge nature.

Bargain Bin Blasphemy

I think there might be some subliminal messages hidden in these album covers.

Fictional magazine covers from Blade Runner - a set on Flickr

Magazine covers created by Tom Southwell for background scenes in Blade Runner.

The Acorn Electron Haven - Usborne Publishing Section

Prompted by my post on adventure games, Relly sent me this link to a wonderfully archaic series of books from 1983.

Sleevage » Album Cover Blog. Music, Art, Design.

I could spend ages browsing through the archives of this site dedicated to analysing album sleeve artwork. In fact, I just did.