Book covers Design
Book cover design that fits the book mood
My passion for paper and books and graphic design makes it inevitable that while I read a book Im thinking for that perfect cover that will suit it.
An attempt to refute the well-known expression “Don't judge a book by its cover”.
My goal is to create a strong cover designs that reflects the theme and topics of the book.
Out by Natsuo Kirino
Out is mainly about four women from the lower/middle class and their struggle to 'get through' each day. More than living, they survive. Misery, routine, anger, envy... an explosive mix that results in a murder. And it leads the protagonists to increasingly darker places and situations. Just like the protagonists, the book starts off light but gradually darkens, to levels I didn’t expect. The ending left me a bit 'off,' not really knowing what to think...
'When you're alone, will you be free?' he asked.
Imagen de fondo creada con Inteligencia Artificial (Bing Image Creator).
Intemperie by Jesús Carrasco
La intemperie le había empujado mucho más allá de lo que sabía y de lo que no sabía acerca de la vida.
Headline and text set in Thoreau typeface. Artwork made with Stable Diffussion AI by Hugging Face.
Dune by Frank Herbert
A time to get and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to cast away; a time for love and a time to hate; a time of war and a time of peace.
DUNE text set in Gehape font.
Transcrepuscular by Emilio Bueso
What is in the sky today will be on the ground tomorrow, they said in the temple, sheltered by the shade and wisdom of ancient trees.
Artwork made with Stable Diffussion AI by Hugging Face. Custom lettering. You can see more letterings here!
Prótesis by Andreu Martín
Like every day, he is amazed to find a radiant, life-damaging sun shining down on the street. Who knows how many filters their rays, rooflights and hanging clothes will have to pass through before they reach the cramped shitty room.
Hunger by Knut Hamsun
The intelligent poor individual was a much finer observer than the intelligent rich one.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
I still get nightmares. In fact, I get them so often I should be used to them by now.
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
...don't face a problem, burn it.
Almost transparent blue by Ryu Murakami
The houses and fields, they slowly come closer and then drop far away behind you, don't they? And that scenery and the stuff inside your head mix together. [...] you see them and then soon you can't even see them anymore, so they mix in your head with what you were thinking about before, do you know what I mean?
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship; three for society.
Walden letters set in Thoreau type
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
I'm a poor writer with an antiquarian taste in books.
Guards, Guards by Terry Pratchett
Never build a dungeon you wouldn't be happy to spend the night in yourself.
Reader's Block by David Markson
Matisse, questioned about green flesh: I am not painting a woman. I am painting a picture.
What's book cover design?
I love book cover design because is a mix of topics that involve graphic design, typography or lettering and art/illustration.
Good design makes sure that everything is readable at small and large sizes, and that it stands out from the rest of the books.
Every book has a story to tell and so it should be with its cover. A book cover needs to support the themes the book explores through:
- Appropriate format and paper
- Titles and headings
- Fonts or lettering
- Pictures or illustrations
- Overall color palette
Designing a cover that catches a reader's eye is key to the success of a book.
And f you love reading like me, we can be friends on Goodreads! ☻