Cover Design Issues

The Worst Years of Your Life

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Designer: Catherine Casalino

The more you read about this project, the more appealing it becomes. Share pdf online Catherine does a great job showing us the craft of...

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Obsession

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Designer: Issac Tobin
Type: Lauren Nassef

I have always loved this concept and execution. Seeing how this is a history of obsession makes it...

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Welcome to FeedBurner

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Welcome to FeedBurner, jason_thedesignworksgroup. This is your personalized feed that we use to communicate with you.
If you would like to change your feed settings, just go to the My Account page
and modify your preferences. Enjoy using FeedBurner!

St. Cyborg's

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Designer and Illustrator: Tom Muller

It is always great to see a cover that has been designed and illustrated from scratch. Building every aspect of...

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Paddy Whacked

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Designer: Richard Ljoenes

This book is, of course, about Irish American Gangs. I asked Richard how he achieved this nice textural look throughout...

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Stephen King

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Designer: Jamie Keenan

Here is a great bit of series work. It seems very difficult to re-brand an author as big as King—an author who's work tends...

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8

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Designer: Nicole Caputo

I have always appreciated this cover, but once Nicole told me her process and struggle to achieve the correct mood, I...

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Accidentally on Purpose

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Designer: Kimberly Glyder

Kimberly Glyder gave me this great write-up on one of her recent covers. I love her references to hand crafted elements,...

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Sedaris

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Designer: David Drummond

If you have any questions or comments for Drummond feel free to email them to me and I'll consolidate them for his...

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The 351 Books of Irma Arcuri

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Designer: Paul Buckley
Photography: Fredrik Broden

Paul Buckley gave us some great insight into how he works and the work he most loves to involve...

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Foreigners

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Designer: David Gee
We asked Canadian designer David Gee about his process behind Penguin's repack of "Foreigners" and received this great insight....

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The Art of Redemption

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Designer: Michael Kellner

When I first saw the cover of Bob Truluck’s Redemption it really grabbed me. I absolutely love this design. My love of...

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Blog Comments Open

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We opened the blog up to comments. However, we will be monitoring each comment before it is posted. The goal of this site is to be a resource for...

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In the Woods

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Designer: Jennifer Wang.

Jennifer took the time to give us the inside story on her process for "In the...

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The Secret Life of Cowboys

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Designer: Paul Sahre.
Photographer: Jason Fulford.

I contacted Paul Sahre about this a good while ago and...

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Name Change

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The name "Cover Design Issues" has changed to "FaceOut Books". The blog will remain the same, but the address has changed from...

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Bella Ciao / Flieh Mit Dem Lowen / Die Erb Schaft

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Designer: Robert Schumann.

I came in contact with Robert Schumann, art director/designer at the...

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Llosa Series

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Designer: Philip Pascuzzo

I asked Philip if he could talk a bit about his...

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Twisted Head

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Designer: Mark Melnick
Art Director: John Fontana
Photographer: Geoff Spear
Publisher: Broadway Books
Pizza Man...

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The Dark Stuff

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Designer: Steve Cooley
Photographer: Michael Ochs Archives
Publisher: Da Capo Press

The rough edge created by the type and color pallet really make...

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Sea of Poppies

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Designer: Susan Mitchell
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Typefaces: Alcazar for display, Bembo semi-bold...

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Sea of Poppies UK Edition

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finished versions of the cover

the inside of the fold out jacket, the special edition version

the first 2...

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Hollow Earth

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Images 1-2: Final
Image 3: Presented Comps
Images 4-5: Original Images

Designer: Alex Camlin
Publisher: Da...

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Authors of the Storm

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Images 1-3: Final
Image 4: Black Cloud Shape
Image 5: Open Field from Library of Congress
Image 6:...

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2666

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Designer: Charlotte Strick
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Fonts: scanned woodcut type and Facade MT...

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