Penguin books covers

A wise woman (my mother) asked me what was up with the vintage-looking Penguin cover that read “Go Away I’m Reading” in my last post. I always do as my mother tells me (right mom?…

Cover of "The "Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. (1962) What a clever visual pun! And I love the old Penguin convention of telling you which category the book is from (crime) and which book in the series it is by using #/# (3/6 in this case) st the top. Well designed!

The best of the famous publishing house's jacket designs – from the classic colour bands to illustrations by Banksy and Shepard Fairey

John Christopher: The world in winter. Penguin Books 1968. Cover by Bruce Robertson.

Penguin Classics - Original designs for Penguin Classics of Alice in Wonderland and Dracula. These were inspired by the 70's layouts of Penguin book covers.

Being bored kicks in with a lot of things to experiment and making penguin classics covers for books was something I quite enjoyed. Here are some of the covers I thought would be suitable for the books that I've read and enjoyed a lot! I tagged some of my friends here and if you feel like to try this, please consider yourself tagged! I'd be glad to see your creations! #bookreview #book #bookcover

Ever evolving and always beautifully designed My love of books goes way back. I would happily hide away in The Exchange Bookshop in Dalkey for hours at a time. It was amazing how far my pocket money would go on second hand books in the 70’s! Most evenings the owner Michael would have to extract […]

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Paul Hogarth by William Smith in 1969 When I was a student at Cambridge Art School, Paul Hogarth RA (1917 – 2001), the famous reportage artist, was a visiting lecturer. He encouraged us to 'go out and draw' and 'use our eyes'. Good advice. It really hones your observational skills. Paul Hogarth was born in 1917 in Kendal, Cumbria. In 1923 his family and he moved to Manchester. He attended the Manchester School Of Art from 1934 to 1936, where he became involved in the Artists' International…

To Kill A Mockingbird. Amazing book. Amazing film.

Penguin Books Classified List cover, 1954

I was browsing through my most favorite blog/source for inspiration, The Apple and the Egg, the other day when I came across these Penguin Classics redesigned. Aren't they lovely? I of course love the use of color and pattern! They were all designed by Ian Bilbey, who has quite the portfolio. This one is totally channeling Marimekko. I could never get into the Little House on the Prairie books, but I am loving this cover.

Take a look at the life and works of designer and typographer Jan Tschichold

Penguin founded their design ethos of covers in the same fashion as their ethos for the books — make them accessible, and make them cheap. Penguin wanted books to be available to as many people as…

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