#book cover
I’ve recently started a new tumblr for all the photos that I take of my hand holding books, it’s a lot cheaper and more space effective than actually buying them…
http://bookinthehand.tumblr.com/
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http://plutopresscovers.tumblr.com/
Here are some recent and striking typographic covers from the independent radical publishers Pluto Press. The Syriza one designed by Jamie Keenan is a bit of a personal favourite. The others are by David Gee, and the Chomsky’s are by David Pearson (nice use of Druk). Pluto have a rich history of typographic covers, I’m a big fan of their old ones by Richard Hollis, very utilitarian (some examples here&here). That double P logo has held up pretty well too.
Worth mentioning that their books (not just the covers) are very interesting too, I just bought Curationism the other day which I’ve been meaning to read for ages, and their catalogue for spring 2016 has a new Owen Hatherley in it which should be good as always (nice cover too).
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“Paul Bacon, 91, Whose Book Jackets Drew Readers and Admirers, Is Dead”
He is widely credited with pioneering what is known in the industry as the “Big Book Look” — typically a bold, minimalist design featuring prominent lettering and a small conceptual image. He did all of his designs, including the lettering, by hand.
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Edward Wright graphic work & painting. Published by the Arts Council in 1985.
“The heart of the 20th century myth is the knowledge that each science, each activity is a part of all others” Edward Wright, 1960. This quote stood out to me in relation to the cross disciplinary set up of ‘This is Tomorrow’ and the various groundbreaking topics that it explored.
There is also a really interesting recollection by designer Trilokesh Mukherjee (who later worked for Ken Garland) about the lengths he had to go through to even get an interview for a place on Edward Wrights graphic design course at Chelsea School of Art in 1963:
“After going through a test for life-drawing, two tests for the History of Art (three hour written, and an hour of slide-test) and a day-long test for graphic design, I was called for the interview.”
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New premade book cover for sale. Once a lightbringer a high elf, now something much darker and dangerous as she travels the worlds across the astral plane.
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This is also a ridiculous cover.
Ace Double D-437: And Then The Town Took Off by Richard Wilson, 1960. Cover artist unknown.
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Ace Double F-261: The Towers of Toron by Samuel R. Delany, 1964. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.
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I love both the imagery on this cover and the typography for the title. Battle on Venus by William F. Temple, Copyright 1963. Cover art by Edward Valigursky, Copyright 1963. More details on the book, author, and artist.
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Rebels of the Red Planet by Charles L. Fontenay, 1961. Ace Double F-113. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.
Flipside is 200 Years to Christmas.
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It’s been a while, so here are some book jackets I made in the past few years! Shoutout to all the authors, Ellen Oh (Dragon Egg Princess, Spirit Hunters), Jess Redman (The Miraculous), and Heather Fawcett (Ember and The Ice Dragons) for these wonderful stories.
(Also - I’m a lot more active on Twitter and Instagram these days! @mcrockefeller )
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