Best book cover design

If you’re looking for escapism, 2023’s book cover design trends seem determined to banish the darkness. This year feels less about the words and more about the feeling: it seems like it’s time to forget guidelines around hierarchy and decorum and just let rip. Check out the 2023 book cover design trends.

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Where to start with your first book cover design?

For what is now the seventh time in a row, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 31 design…

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If you’re a self-published author, standing out can be especially difficult. But there is one thing you can do to give your book a chance to stand out in an overcrowded marketplace: finding a great cover designer to work with. Here's how!

As is now Literary Hub tradition, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year–as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 54 designers to share th…

Here is my book design project that I worked on last year at my university. I needed to choose one of the classic books proposed by the teacher and create 6 illustrations, as well as a book layout. For the project I chose the famous novel by George Orwe…

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If you're looking to create a book cover, starting off can be the hardest part. So, here are seven free sites with templates you can use.

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We leaf through some of the most eye-catching book covers around.

And now, for a visual feast / celebration of one of the Print staff’s top obsessions: Book design and book covers! We decided to revisit 15 of our favorite tomes from the 2014 Regional Design Annual. Enjoy. E-Block: Photographs by Mark Perrott Landesberg Design, Pittsburgh: Rick Landesberg (creative director), Joe Petrina (art director/designer); Mark Perrott (client/photographer) S. Book Design Headcase Design, Philadelphia: J.J. Abrams (creative director/writer), Paul Keppl

Gretchen Stewart created a custom book cover on 99designs. They got dozens of unique ideas from professional designers and picked their favorite.

Learn the anatomy of a book cover with this in-depth article.