Book jacket design ideas

Inspired by a scene in the Netflix version of The Little Prince. One of my favorite books in the world. Here’s the full book jacket redesign that I made.

I confess that I am the sort of person who judges books by their covers. When I walk into a bookstore, I usually spend about ten minutes just browsing the covers of the books that are spread out on the nearest table. I'm not interested in the content, I don't care about the story. All I want at that moment is to look at is the image, the type choices, the paper and printing. Nothing against authors. I just like the look and feel of paper books. Happily, I've been designing a few books covers…

Ever wondered how to make a book jacket? In this tutorial, you'll learn how to design a dust jacket template for your next best selling book!

If you’re looking for escapism, 2023’s book cover design trends seem determined to banish the darkness. This year feels less about the words and more about the feeling: it seems like it’s time to forget guidelines around hierarchy and decorum and just let rip. Check out the 2023 book cover design trends.

A new young adult book published in the UK - I love a good silhouette!

If you’re a self-publishing author, you know that there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to creating a professional-looking book. One important element that is often overlooked is the dust jacket – the protective cover that goes on the outside of your book. In this post, we’ll take a closer look […]

Towards the end of last year we spotted the delightfully designed book covers of Janet Hansen in The New York Times’ _The Best Book Covers of 2016_ list. The chosen design was a typographic illusion cover of Rebecca Schiff’s novel _The Bed Moved_, that would stop any avid reader or design fiend in their tracks. After discovering that Janet is a designer at Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House, we soon unearthed an array of thoughtfully apt book covers.

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Take a look at July’s finest winning designs, find some inspiration and vote for your favorite.