How the smaller world of book cover design fares within this environment isn’t necessarily a concern high up in many people’s lives as they negotiate the pandemic (unless you’re a book cover designer, ...
There were apparently stock issues relating to a change of warehouse systems, but from the images shared from inside the shops, it looked a lot like a cover designer had snuck into as many branches as ...
“It is where we get the term ‘dust jacket’ from to describe the detachable covers that feature on hardback books today,” explains Dr Michael John Goodman, designer and expert in print culture.
So when you pick up a physical book in a store, its cover is designed to appeal through texture and even fragrance. From a book designer who works on a hundred books a year, to a manga artist ...