For Reed, Second Hand isn’t simply a nostalgic trip down memory lane. The unearthing of analog book covers offers an opportunity to give lesser known, but brilliantly executed, designs their due. He ...
Most videos on book cover designer Elisha Zepeda’s TikTok account have a similar format: he gets an assignment from a publisher, crafts several options, gets feedback, makes some tweaks, and, finally, ...
The Book Review’s art director on the edgiest, catchiest, most creative book jackets of the year. Credit... Supported by By Matt Dorfman Recently, a friend who works outside of publishing described ...
It’s bold. It’s restrained. It’s graceful. It’s terrifying. It feels inevitable, yet it’s startling. There’s no easy way to describe the cover for Salman Rushdie’s Knife, which is why it’s one of the ...
If you’re an author wondering how to create the ideal book cover for your work, deciding between AI-generated designs and professional design services can feel challenging. The book cover is a key ...
Cut off the bottom of the paper grocery bag, then cut along one side of the bag to open it up so that it lays flat. Follow the steps outlined in the map book cover project to make a basic book cover ...
Devangana Dash, winner of 2025 Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize. Devangana Dash is a book designer, art director and educator, and the most recent winner of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize. She ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. This article is more than 6 years old. Hiring a general ...
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, ...