Book Cover Archive

I used to specialize in book design. For three years, all I designed were entire books or covers for publishers such as HarperCollins NY, Abbeville Press, Chronicle Books and Douglas&McIntyre/Greystone Books here in Vancouver. It’s a wonderful job to have because you become a mini expert on a myriad of topics. You immerse yourself in the content of the book and must understand it to distill it into a seductive and engaging package.

How many times have you picked up a book for its cover? When the quality of the design does the content justice you have probably also gone on to buy the book.

Ben Pieratt of General Projects and Eric Jacobsen of Whisky Van Gogh Go. are kind enough to compile an impressive collection of book covers to analyze and admire. The archive is—conveniently—searchable by designer, author, art director, genre, publication date and, wait for it, typeface. Yes! No more type envy for you.