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Maybe this cover is intended to speak to that, making the book relatable now. If this was the intention, the design treads a fine line well. It appears as a personification of Plath for new readers.

Next, Olsen advises checking out some online resources like The Book Cover Archive, The Casual Optimist, FaceOut Books, and Design Observer's 50 Books/50 Covers for more ideas.

Every single great book cover she made was different from the rest.” In 2004, Ms. Goldberg was among a group of eminent graphic designers who were asked to design posters that would be sold to ...

The King of the Monsters is stomping into comic book shops. IDW's "Godzilla" #1, written by Tim Seeley with art by Nikola Čižmešija, hits shelves soon. And we've got the reveal of an exclusive ...

Getting to design your own book cover is the sort of ultimately maddening power that probably shouldn’t be entrusted to vain mortals. It’s a little like getting to choose your own face.

In another viral video, a fan called Autumn shows that it doesn't work on their standalone stereo system. They stated: "my new lorde transparent CD doesn't work in this stereo! seems like older models ...

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.

John Robert Greene is not at all surprised. “It’s old news, hiding presidential illness,” said Greene, who’s written a shelf full of books on presidents and the presidency.