You can't judge a book by its cover, but Penguin believes you can judge a cover itself. The publisher has just announced the ...

The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” sounds nice on paper, but if everyone actually followed it, publishers wouldn’t ...

Expert tips from a manga artist and typography expert, for stunning book covers of any genre.

All forms of design serve to communicate meaning in some way, but every genre has to be handled differently, case by case. And so, just like how packaging and product design live in different worlds ...

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 ...

Rachelle Baker has illustrated the covers of Making Our Way Home by Blair Imani (Ten Speed Press), Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb by Veronica Chambers (Dial Books), which she also illustrated the interior ...

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 ...

Next, read the book. Whether you like it is irrelevant; you’re reading for symbols, characters or themes that could visually represent the book without giving too much away. A cover should communicate ...

She was in the vanguard of female designers who looked to the past to upend the cool modernism of the ’70s with a style that became prominent in the ’80s. By Penelope Green Carin Goldberg, a ...

What makes you pick up a book you’ve never heard of? Is it the title, the author’s name, or the promise of an intriguing story? More often than not, it’s the cover—a single image that has the power to ...