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Penguin is releasing a series of books

posted by Jason Kottke   Nov 27, 2006

Penguin is releasing a series of books with blank covers with the idea being that the reader fills them in. The first books in the series include Crime and Punishment and Emma. Penguin has a gallery of reader submissions…send in your best shot.

Book covers inspired by Rene Magritte art. (via do)

posted by Jason Kottke   Feb 16, 2006

Book covers inspired by Rene Magritte art. (via do)

The cover for a 2004 novel called I,

posted by Jason Kottke   Jan 20, 2006

The cover for a 2004 novel called I, Fatty bears a striking resemblance to that of Jeff Veen’s The Art and Science of Web Design from 2000.

Fine gallery of well-designed book covers with

posted by Jason Kottke   Jan 11, 2006

Fine gallery of well-designed book covers with an opportunity for you, the visitor, to comment on them. (via coudal)

More and more, shoppers are judging books

posted by Jason Kottke   Dec 23, 2005

More and more, shoppers are judging books by their covers. “Studies show that a book on a three-for-two table has about one and a half seconds to catch a reader’s eye.”

The evolution of book cover design

posted by Jason Kottke   Jul 26, 2005

The evolution of book cover design. Using Robert W Chambers’ The King in Yellow as an example.

Collection of Chip Kidd’s book cover design

posted by Jason Kottke   Jun 10, 2005

Collection of Chip Kidd’s book cover design work due out in October.