Category Designers

Massimo Vignelli on Making Books

Massimo Vignelli discusses his approach to book design in a video produced for Mohawk’s “What Will You Make Today?” campaign. Video design by Michael Bierut/Pentagram.

Fahrenheit 451: 60th Anniversary Edition

Fahrenheit 451 cover

Fahrenheit 451 is smokin’ hot in black and white and red for this 60th Anniversary edition contest winner designed by Matt Owen coming from Simon & Schuster.

James Bond Covers: Dressed to Kill

James Bond Covers

Snazzy James Bond covers from Thomas and Mercer (Amazon) all dressed up in black and white and red.

(via Archie Ferguson Design)

Black and white and red covers

Budi Satria Kwan

Minimalist books covers in black and white and red from Budi Satria Kwan. Very nice.

Sol de Ícaro book covers

Essay Series

Playful typography and colored stickers embossed on textured paper = strong identity. Oh la la.

(Essay series for Sol de Ícaro from Astrid Stavro Studio)

Thomas Bernhard Buchdeckeln

Thomas Bernhard books

Thomas Bernhard is black and white and well, re(a)d.

A Clockwork Orange

Clockwork Orange

Check out this amazing minimalist poster for A Clockwork Orange from El Condensador de Fluzo. Wouldn’t it make a great cover for the Anthony Burgess classic?

The Last Holiday

The Last Holiday

Check out this brilliant cover for Gil Scott-Heron‘s memoir, The Last Holiday.

Oliver Sacks x 6

Oliver Sacks book covers

Planning makes perfect…

Covers by Cardon Webb (via David Airey)

Petite Planète

Petite Planète

Chris Marker died earlier this year at the age of 91. Check out this poster depicting the covers of the Petite Planète guides (Editions du Seuil) from 1954-64 that he produced. A simple concept flawlessly executed.

Via Light Industry