Key Mistakes to Avoid in Book Cover Design Before diving into the design process, it’s essential to recognize and avoid common mistakes that can diminish the impact of your book cover.

Go ahead, judge a book by its cover. We asked book cover designers to pick the best book covers of 2025 and tell us what makes them so great. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature.

Devangana Dash, winner of 2025 Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize. Devangana Dash is a book designer, art director and educator, and the most recent winner of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize.

It’s an optometrist’s pay day. Book covers have always sold – or oversold – their contents. Like all art, book design is a sign of the times: of consumer whims and cultural advances.

Dr SM Zahid Hossain, professor of Graphic Design, Crafts, and History of Art at the University of Rajshahi, is a noted authority on the history and development of book cover designs in Bangladesh.

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that made a compelling impression. A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that made a compelling impression. Credit... Supported by ...

designers like the radical Robin Fior and Gerald Cinamon, who created many iconic book covers during his 20 years at Penguin and Pelican. ‘Time and again designers like Flor, Hollis and David King ...

If you’re an author wondering how to create the ideal book cover for your work, deciding between AI-generated designs and professional design services can feel challenging. The book cover is a ...

Explicit novel Icebreaker is under fire for its ‘misleading’ cover. A book designer explains — and reveals how covers work There are lots of choices an illustrator makes in representing a ...

According to publisher Thames & Hudson, Chanel Catwalk includes every collection from the designer ... a photo cover for his 3rd wife?” “If you were wondering who Melania’s book was going ...

Most videos on book cover designer Elisha Zepeda’s TikTok account have a similar format: he gets an assignment from a publisher, crafts several options, gets feedback, makes some tweaks ...

Do all book covers look the same today? Euronews Culture goes under the dust cover with those that design them. Go into any bookshop and you’ll see a smorgasbord of design styles. There will ...