01. Understand the story first. A book cover should encapsulate the essence of the story. Before diving into the design, read ...

130 years after ‘The Yellow Book’ changed book cover design, one of the most notable book covers to grab the attention of readers was for Rebecca F. Kuang’s bestseller, ‘Yellowface’.

"A really good book cover has to work regardless of what it's about, on a visceral and emotional level," Kidd says. He sees his job in simple terms, telling Mother Jones magazine last year, "I'm a ...

Start with a Good Idea—let content guide your comic book design from the inside out for true originality. Limit fonts, sizes, ...

A good first impression is, of course, the goal: to elicit curiosity and excitement before you’ve even picked the book off a shelf. But a great cover can fortify itself in our consciousness ...

Go into any bookshop and you’ll see a smorgasbord of design styles. There will be the big, bold, blocky text covers; the abstract image covers; the hand-drawn lettering in twee frame covers; the ...