When it comes to graphic design trends, book covers are surprisingly instructive. To step into a bookshop is to be surrounded ...

“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.

But he opens this year’s review with a serious plea to publishers An essential part of generating this list of ten favourite book covers of the year is tracking down the designer behind each one. If ...

Writer and editor Mark Sinclair reflects on the influence that the digital world has had on our understanding of book cover design, before rounding up his favourite covers of the year Ahead of sharing ...

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 ...