Book cover design inspo

Where to start with your first book cover design?

Learn the anatomy of a book cover with this in-depth article.

If you’re looking for escapism, 2023’s book cover design trends seem determined to banish the darkness. This year feels less about the words and more about the feeling: it seems like it’s time to forget guidelines around hierarchy and decorum and just let rip. Check out the 2023 book cover design trends.

Wholly subjective? Yes! Utterly brilliant and inspiring literary eye candy? With hope, also yes.

Design — Peter Mendelsund

And now, for a visual feast / celebration of one of the Print staff’s top obsessions: Book design and book covers! We decided to revisit 15 of our favorite tomes from the 2014 Regional Design Annual. Enjoy. E-Block: Photographs by Mark Perrott Landesberg Design, Pittsburgh: Rick Landesberg (creative director), Joe Petrina (art director/designer); Mark Perrott (client/photographer) S. Book Design Headcase Design, Philadelphia: J.J. Abrams (creative director/writer), Paul Keppl

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Cage the Raven - The Book Cover Designer

If you’re a self-published author, standing out can be especially difficult. But there is one thing you can do to give your book a chance to stand out in an overcrowded marketplace: finding a great cover designer to work with. Here's how!

WHY WORK WITH ME You will get: Print Ready Book Cover Design JPG and PDF files Completely FREE 3D Mockup for ALL Packages Excellent Communication An Eye-Catching Cover Commercial Use

The Mantle created a custom book cover on 99designs. They got dozens of unique ideas from professional designers and picked their favorite.

A minimalist journal and magazine cover design for the modern woman. The simple black and white photography and minimalist design create a modern, hip and trending look.

sezenahiskal created a custom book cover on 99designs. They got dozens of unique ideas from professional designers and picked their favorite.

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We've collected thousands of the best examples of typographic book cover designs and concepts from our community of designers around the Globe. Get ideas and start planning your perfect typography book cover today!