The blob is the term used to describe a current trend in book cover design, described by R.E. Hawley in Print magazine as “a canvas filled with amorphous daubs of warm, bright color ...

Decorated edges — sprayed bright colors, stenciled with ornate imagery — have taken the publishing industry by storm.

If most book cover designs are conceived as quick-to-metabolize marketing tools, a great one can make the reader do a double take in slow motion. A good first impression is, of course, the goal ...

Covers are now more likely to highlight character traits that can’t be conveyed in a simple silhouette, Nguyen noted, like their profession, their racial or ethnic backgrounds, or their body size.

E-paper colors are muted and saturated, reminiscent of ‘70s comic book covers. But, also unlike LED, E Ink color panels actually look better under bright light.

The 15 best book covers of 2021, designed by Lauren Harms (Little, Brown) There’s more than a touch of the uncanny in the cover for A Touch Of Jen. It’s not just that the young woman seems to ...

"Remarkably Bright Creatures" earned the nickname of "that octopus book," so much so that the U.K. edition of the novel features that tagline across the top of its cover.

If I’d turned the book over and read the fine print on the back, I would have seen that it was Lorraine Louie. Louie, whose work transformed book design, moved to New York in 1982.

The New York Times bestselling author takes on a legendary tale in his new book due out next year. Lev Grossman's "The Bright Sword" debuts in 2024. Beowulf Sheehan / Viking Books ...