Book Cover Archive blog

Are we tired of classics repackaged in carefully defined series by designers with clear thematic vision? No not quite yet. This new line of “Crime Classics” from Atlantic Books looks as if it was designed in anticipation of the retro book-cover remix fad that’s all the craze with the hep cats.

These books — mixed in with some other seasonal selections from Atlantic — can be found here. Rob of The Fiction Desk also has some comments on the “curation” of these books. (btw, anyone know which designer is responsible for these?)

A side project by designer Wilhelm Staehle.

(I initially thought these actually were pulished covers, especially with die-cuts and meta-book-images being so in vogue these days.)

New York was great. Had a bunch of meetings, got a ton of work done. Met everyone at Knopf which was an honor but didn’t take any pictures because I didn’t want to be that guy.

I saw this outside Design Within Reach in SoHo and threw up a little in my mouth.

The Archive is gonna be a bit silent while Eric and I hit New York through the weekend.
I’ve got some good stuff lined up for next week so stay tuned.

..by Luke Drozd.
(“Drozd”? Really? What a rad name.)

The AAUP book, jacket, & journal show winners have been announced.
But they don’t post any images, so it’s sort of hard to care, honestly.

Edit: FaceOut Books has a handful of the winning designs posted. Thanks Jason!

Cool shirt. Available here.

A handful of Megan Wilson‘s work has just been added to the Archive. Her covers have a timelessness rarely seen in today’s market.

Unsurprisingly, she also runs an incredibly cool pseudo-antiques shop, Ancient Industries, which specializes in “traditional household goods and clothing.”

And… we’re back.
With some slight stylistic changes to boot.

This is what I get for updating wordpress.
I’ll have the blog fixed in a bit, hopefully.

Pinch, a design studio working out of Portland, OR, does everything from corporate websites to festival brochures, treating it all with a combination of unmistakeably northwestern sensibilities and exquisite grids.

I’ve just finished adding a handful of their covers for Hawthorne Books to the Archive. They are remarkably consistent in their branding, without being overly systemized. You can, and should, read up on the full case study at their site.

View their Archive page here.

The full collection
Found via Eric Baker’s Today

Seriously though, what’s with the photography?
(In other news, the Kindle II is go)

I’d also like to note that I’m currently reading Dan Simmon’s latest book, Drood, which comes in at just under 3lbs and over 800 pages. So if anyone felt like donating a Kindle to the cause, I wouldn’t hold it against you.