She’d been tasked with designing the book covers for the English translations of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s six-part autobiographical novel, My Struggle—and she’d landed on a concept to tie the ...

01. Understand the story first. A book cover should encapsulate the essence of the story. Before diving into the design, read ...

Thrillers: Dark, dramatic visuals paired with bold, striking typography often define thriller book covers. Fantasy: Intricate, otherworldly landscapes, mystical symbols, and detailed illustrations ...

Take a look at the ways publishers aimed to seduce new audiences by changing up the covers of notable books. ... National Book Award in 2022, the paperback design was tweaked ... after-dark milieu ...

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 ...

I’ve been a book designer since the 1990s, working with some of Australia’s and the United Kingdom’s leading publishers. These days, I design book covers for Giramondo Publishing.