Matte Stephen’s illustration will be on the cover of issue #5 of Uppercase magazine. (via matte stephens)
Entries tagged “Covers”
Matte Stephen’s illustration will be on the cover of issue #5 of Uppercase magazine. (via matte stephens)
introducing the new Penguin Classics: the RED series
“Penguin has collaborated with AIDS awareness fund (RED) and a team of designers to produce new covers for eight Penguin Classics. Each cover replaces the usual black band with red, employing a quote from the text of the book as the visual hit..”
—more on CR blog
(discovered via Creative Review, above design by Gray318)
discovery at the bookstore:
This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All
by Marilyn Johnson
hand-lettering and illustration by Ross MacDonald
jacket design by Milan Bozic
Jim Tierney has finished more illustrative designs for his ambitious Senior Thesis Project of redesigning Jules Verne book classics. We were impressed when we saw earlier versions of the cover designs. Now that the full packages are revealed (complete with interactive parts), we are blown away. Jim Tierney is working towards a BFA in Illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Via ajourneyroundmyskull:
Carlo Farneti, book cover illustration for Carlos de Lazerme, La Veuve de Minuit. Found while putting together this post of Farneti’s Fleurs du Mal illustrations.
“Vintage Rye.” a collection of vintage J.D. Salinger cover designs
(discovered via Words and Eggs)
“You Are Not a Gadget,” Penguin UK cover by Olly Moss
(discovered via Print)
Peter Blake’s 1950s Penguins in the UK for the Penguin Decades
series honoring Penguin’s 75th anniversary.
(discovered via Caustic Cover Critic)
“Vintage Book Design in Poland”
(discovered via A Journey Round My Skull)
This week’s “The Permanent Temporary Workforce” cover for Business Week depresses me. (guess that means it is effective)
cover credits: Chris Buck (stylist), Liz Engelhardt (grooming)
“30 Beautiful Old Bird Books”
(above dust jacket c. 1958 via AbeBooks)
The Art of Fontana Modern Masters
(first discovered via Ace Jet)





The year 2010 starts out with some big changes at The DesignWorks Group. We moved our studio to Bend, Oregon last weekend and are rolling out a name change today! Faceout Studio has been in the works for over 2 years. Our goal was to find a name that referenced the industry we specialize in and also accommodate some brand extensions we’ve been working on lately. Check out our new site to see what we’ve been up to …
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