These are a few of my favorite things..

Books & logos.
The combination thereof is almost enough to send me into a fit.

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In order of appearance:
- Alber, Book store, Eugen & Max Lenz
- Textbooks.com, Werner Design Works
- Trees For Life, Gardner Design
- Explosive Technology, Saul Bass
- Gotham Books, Eric Baker
- Simon & Schuster, Prejean Creative
- Imperial Books, Designer unknown
- Asian Arts Publishing Group, Tnop™ Design
- Fleming H Revell Publishing, Wages Design
- Educational Development Corporation, Designer unknown.

(You have no idea how hard it was to not rip off Werner Design Werks and that last one for the BCA non-existent logo. No. Idea.)

October 21st, 2009 by Pieratt   |   16 Comments »

Reading Nook — Barnes & Noble vs Kindle

Introducing the Barnes & Noble “Nook”:

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I’m guessing that this is a leak — the “overview” link goes to Brsnoble’s e-book page, and there’s no mention of the “Nook” on the front page. Read the rest of this entry »

October 20th, 2009 by Eric Jacobsen   |   6 Comments »

couple of notes regarding BCA

• Comments on this blog have been offline for a little while. They are restored; let the smack resume.

• BCA proper has been quietly rewritten; same design, all of the underpinnings replaced. The transition has been smooth… almost too smooth… so if I overlooked anything please speak up.

• Here is a little video of one dog helping another dog across a swimming pool:
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October 17th, 2009 by Eric Jacobsen   |   1 Comment »

At times, ugly is unavoidable

It’s no rare occasion that your book of choice has a horrible cover. In such cases, you could do worse than Book City Jackets. A charming solution straight out of middle school. 12$ for a set of three.

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October 15th, 2009 by Pieratt   |   1 Comment »

Lord of the Flies

…by Sam Webber. (more images on his site) This is the cover I’ve always felt the book should have. Immensely impressed.

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October 14th, 2009 by Pieratt   |   3 Comments »

Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service

These covers for Kurosagi Delivery Service are disturbingly great. See the full series over at Dark Horse.

Thanks for the headsup, Hexasketch.

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October 7th, 2009 by Pieratt   |   No Comments »

AIGANY / Knopf: Then And Now

In the late 1980s, the Alfred A. Knopf design group redefined the art of American book packaging. Two decades later, the department continues to set the bar for the trade publishing industry. Knopf: Then and Now brings the legendary team of Carol Devine Carson, Barbara de Wilde, Archie Ferguson, and Chip Kidd together on stage for the first time.

Wednesday, October 21st.

Not the first time this week I’ve been annoyed that I don’t live in NYC.
Also not the first time I’ve been annoyed by how little work we have in the Archive for Carson, de Wilde and Ferguson.

September 30th, 2009 by Pieratt   |   No Comments »

Chip Kidd gets all squiggly

Chip Kidd shows his stuff in this new video for ARTBREAK‘s single, Asymmetrical Girl. Gary Nadeau directing. The guys at Dress Code on motion graphics.

CHIP KIDD presents ARTBREAK from gary nadeau on Vimeo.

September 30th, 2009 by Pieratt   |   No Comments »

Michael Kosmicki, Faber Film concepts

D&AD Entry. Series of experimental covers for Faber’s new POD film range. Inspired by the phenomena of a visual glitch, the design utilizes a logarithm that translates the title and section into a distinct graphic pattern. Original script developed by Ted Davis.

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September 27th, 2009 by Pieratt   |   No Comments »

Illustrated interview with Bickford-Smith

Alan Trotter posts a wonderful illustrated interview with Coralie Bickford-Smith. This should happen more often.

September 25th, 2009 by Pieratt   |   No Comments »

I’m not a blogger I just type a lot

Couple new blogs in the mix:

- The hardest working man in the business, John Gall, has deigned to grace us with a blog. In the words of Dan Wagstaff, “John Gall has started a blog. Holy fuck.”

- Speaking of Dan, have you seen his ancillary site, The Accidental Optimist? I know it’s been around for a little while, but I just recently got around to checking it out and before I knew it I was 34 pages deep and wishing for more.

- Occasionally I venture outside the world of book cover design and need a place to put it all together. As such, I launched my own blog the other day. I know self-whoring is annoying, but you’ll just have to show me some grace in this case.

September 24th, 2009 by Pieratt   |   No Comments »

My Goodness.

More Slovakian covers here.

September 14th, 2009 by Pieratt   |   No Comments »

Black Jacket Mechanical Winners

The Black Jacket Mechanical competition has come to an end. Absolutely impressive turn out. 932 entries!

Personal favorite? Dorfman‘s:

September 14th, 2009 by Pieratt   |   No Comments »

WIP: “Gigolo Murder”

Tomer Hanuka posted a comprehensive look at his making of the cover of The Gigolo Murder, a Turkish mystery novel published by Penguin.

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I’ve long dreamed of a coffeetable book of “making-of” examples of various graphic designs, comic books and illustrations. Someone get to work on this.

September 10th, 2009 by Eric Jacobsen   |   No Comments »

letterpress porn

FireFly Letterpress from ilovetypography.com on Vimeo.

September 7th, 2009 by Eric Jacobsen   |   1 Comment »