Oh, how I love me a typographic cover. Give me serifs, sans serifs, condensed characters, and boldfaces. Give me balance and a typeface with personality. Give me something other than a title slapped on in Neue Helvetica and I’ll give your … Continue reading
Posted in cover love Tagged color, cover love, fonts, illustrated
I’m a bit of a text-a-holic. A font freak, if you will. Give me some good-lookin serifs, sans serifs, demi-bolds, and ultra-lights and I will not be ashamed to fawn over your type design. In relation to cover design, typography … Continue reading
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Happy new year, folks! If it means anything to you, I almost wrote “Happy New York.” That’s how heinously busy my past month has been — I can barely focus long enough on how I want to properly greet all … Continue reading
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It’s very rare that I come across a novel with multiple cover designs that I love equally. That was until I saw two of the covers for Charmian Hussey’s The Valley of Secrets. This version of the cover art has a … Continue reading
Posted in cover love Tagged caps, cover love, fonts, illustrated
I promise I’m not on some sort of weird “pink” kick. I promise. But after Megan McCafferty’s Bumped cover was revealed over on The Story Siren’s website yesterday, I absolutely couldn’t help myself from showing it some cover love. I have … Continue reading
Posted in cover love Tagged cover love, fonts, sans serif
Disclaimer: I love covers that scream. You might want to cover your ears. The cover art for Susan Vaught’s Big Fat Manifesto is a declaration all by itself. Smothered with words that strike an emotional and psychological chord, I love … Continue reading
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What can I say, I’m a sucker for covers with symbols. Especially well-crafted, beautifully illustrated ones. I’ve never read any of the oodles of Sweep novels, but if I ever decided to start reading them, I could blame these covers. My favorite … Continue reading
Posted in cover love Tagged cover love, eye candy, fonts, texture
So, basically it’s been Awesome Package Week here at the office. And it’s only Tuesday. The graphic designer and I spent a good 15 minutes putting our grabby hands all over these: They remind me a little bit of restaurant … Continue reading
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