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This site explores the graphic design of penguin book covers, with a focus on series editions. The books are firmly planted in penguin tradition, the vertical stripes and centred text echo the penguin covers of the 1950s. It was cofounded in 1935 by sir allen lane with his brothers richard and john, as a line of the publishers the bodley head, only becoming a separate company the following year. Crazy beautiful book covers the fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but ilhether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in. Iconic penguin random house book covers on display in. The penguin classics book is a readers companion to the largest library of classic literature in the world. Weve rounded up some unique and breathtaking book covers that are sure to catch your eye and your heart. Updated for the twentiethcentury by general editors stephen orgel of stanford university and a.

Bearing the hallmark of penguins celebrated design aesthetic, there is a. Seven hundred penguins is another great book that shows an amazing collection of 700 book covers do not grab my images and repost them on your flickr page. Lose yourself in a book, find your next read and hear from the authors you love. Sep 12, 2018 but with each new edition of wuthering heights, which has been in continuous print since it was first published in 1847, theres a new cover with fresh visuals. The designer david pearson created ten new covers for the great orwell series, which launched in 20. Featuring gorgeous patterns stamped on linen cases, colored endpapers, and ribbon markers, these are rich and sumptuous volumes that continue what will be one of the most coveted. In 2010, the bbc interviewed a wiltshire man named steve hare whod been collecting penguin paperbacks so assiduously that.

Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence, bringing highquality. Personalised penguin classic book cover print perfect for a wedding gift, new baby, or, fun art for the family home. Spanning 4,000 years from the legends of ancient mesopotamia to the poetry of the first world war, with greek tragedies, icelandic sagas, japanese epics and much more in between, it encompasses 500 authors and 1,200 books, bringing these to life with lively. Created by edward young, a 21 year old office junior at the time, the covers are a cherished part of britains design heritage. From drop caps to deluxes, penguin creative director paul buckley presents a visual overview of the innovative covers that have put penguin classics at. Other publishers followed suit, often using classical paintings to adorn their covers. Cover to cover celebrates penguins 70th anniversary with an expansive collection of brilliant cover designs, replete with behind the scenes tales of how the covers came to be and a peek at some covers that never made the cut. Penguins success demonstrated that large audiences existed for serious books. Ever since penguin published its first paperback in 1935, its covers have. High quality penguin books inspired canvas prints by independent artists and designers from around the world.

Unfortunately, most of the covers included here are rather dull in design. Brodart has a wide variety and large selection of book jacket covers for books of many sizes. About penguin series design the art of penguin book covers. This instant new york times bestseller and reeses book club x hello sunshine book pick is a. Penguin random house, in partnership with strand book store, recently presented an exhibit of 100 notable book covers created by a select group of penguin random house creative designers and art directors in a special be my cover exhibit in the rare book room at strand book store in new york city. Penguin series design the art of penguin book covers. The fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but ilhether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in a bookstore, the cover piques our curiosity. Caption a meme or image make a gif make a chart make a demotivational flip through images. The simple penguin icon changed a vast amount between 19352003. Our role is to help sell an authors book by designing the best book cover possible something that catches the eye and engages a potential reader as creatively as possible. Experimenting with different paper sizes and angles, he occasionally shows their spines, and the shadows they cast. Classic book posters that you can customise by selecting your own frame and print size.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Following penguins lead in england, pocket books also published works by shakespeare. In this rare display of his watercolours and drawings, millers penguin covers are closer to still life studies, rather than twodimensional posters. Win a complete set of penguin vitae hardcover classics. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.

Discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try. The cover you have is from the penguin modern classics series, not the penguin classics, and the art work was selected with that in mind. Penguin classics has commissioned a series of cover illustrations from some of my former colleagues in the comics fieldtony millionaires. Penguin cover design is of such high standard that it constitutes a history of design and illustration in itself and is worthy of examination as visual art. The old adage that you should never judge a book by its cover would perhaps, if written by waterstones read you should never just judge a book by its cover. Make penguin book cover memes or upload your own images to make custom memes. New penguin shakespeare 0 14 isbn on back, both numbers on spine. Looking for book jacket cover for books without dust jackets. Ever since penguin published its first paperback in 1935, its covers have had a massive influence on british culture and design. Edited by penguin creative director paul buckley, classic penguin. The new vintage classics design for jane austens emma. Penguin random house, in partnership with strand book store, is proud to present an exhibit of 100 notable book covers created by a select group of penguin random house creative designers and art directors in a special be my cover exhibit, may 1123 in the rare book room at. Penguin vitae, loosely translated as penguin of ones life, is a collection of penguin classics featuring gorgeous new covers and introductions by contemporary writers. Find classic covers of your favourite penguin books, or explore contemporary designs created by awardwinning designer coralie bickfordsmith, each featuring a motif or image inspired by the book.

Most startling is penguin classics launch of the newlook 20 penguin pocket. Booklovers will easily identify with the fundamentals of this book. Penguin also had a significant impact on public debate in britain. From aristotle to austen, george orwell to james baldwin the greatest works of fiction, poetry, drama, history and philosophy from the last 5,000 years. Featuring gorgeous patterns stamped on linen cases, colored endpapers, and ribbon markers, these are rich and sumptuous volumes that continue what will be one of the most coveted sets of books ever produced. There are some real gems included, but frankly far too few. I started searching local book stores and online for some of the old penguin and pelican books. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Some people are intimidated by covers with oil paintings. Penguin has produced a number of rather striking book covers over the years. New company to be known as penguin random house will account for about one in four books sold. Hardcover classics penguin classics because what you read.

Cover to cover delivers 288 pages of literary eye candy. In 2010, the bbc interviewed a wiltshire man named steve hare whod been collecting penguin paperbacks so assiduously that hed amassed over 15,000 titles. Barnes and noble scraps diverse editions after backlash. Typical penguin covers prior to tschicholds guidance. Thankfully our good friends at penguin have ensured we dont have to choose between style and substance, offering a wealth of riches from classic literature in coveted, collectable editions. From classics to crime, here are over seventy years of quintessentially british design in one box. Dubbed diverse editions, the covers included mary shelleys frankenstein as a black man with an afro, dorothy from the wonderful wizard of oz holding a pair of red sneakers instead of ruby slippers and juliet, from romeo and juliet, wearing a hijab. Standout cover design is an integral part of the success of a book and penguin random house has created thousands of iconic book covers throughout the years. Discover striking new editions of literatures most beloved books. Up to this point the penguin covers used a mix of gill sans in two weights for all the text, except for the appearance of bodoni ultra bold, only employed for the curved emblem of the top band in which penguin books sat proudly. Penguin random house, in partnership with strand book store, is proud to present an exhibit of 100 notable book covers created by a select group of penguin random house creative designers and art directors in a special be my cover exhibit, may 1123 in the rare book room at strand book store in new york city. The idea of a collection of postcards featuring classic penguin book covers is, on the surface of it, a fine idea. Printed in paperback the editions were very popular in schools where they were used for teaching shakespeare this series took over from the penguin shakespeare b series edited by g.

Penguin books is a publisher founded in 1935 by sir allen lane and v. A book cover demands our initial engagement with a work. Beautiful books penguin leatherbound classics waterstones. Our book jacket covers are constructed of polyester and polypropylene and are available in onepiece and twopiece styles. Weve rounded up some unique and breathtaking book covers that are sure to catch your eye and. Penguin used a simple colour scheme, two solid bands of colour sandwiching a band. The best of the famous publishing houses jacket designs from the classic colour bands to illustrations by banksy and shepard fairey. See more ideas about penguin books, book cover design and book design. Examples of fonts in use tagged with penguin books.

You can create meme chains of multiple images stacked vertically by adding new images with the below current image setting. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through woolworths and other high. Which of these book covers do you feel best epitomizes the novel. Penguin used a simple colour scheme, two solid bands of colour sandwiching a band of white, as very general way of identifying the genre of the book. Penguin book covers through the years in pictures books. The fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but ilhether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in. W ith splendid packaging created by acclaimed designer coralie bickfordsmith, penguin classics presents beautiful hardcover editions of the worlds favorite books. Turn your home, office, or studio into an art gallery, minus the snooty factor. Hardcover classics penguin classics because what you. New penguin shakespeare is a series of the works of william shakespeare published from 1967 to 1987 as an imprint of penguin books.

Braunmuller of ucla, each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of shakespeares. The fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but whether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in a bookstore, the cover piques our curiosity. Book cover design, book design, best book covers, publication design, classic books, color card, color of the year, pantone color, book publishing penguin art group on instagram. In 1935 allen lane stood on a platform at exeter railway station, looking for a good book for the journey. Penguin was able to fund new art in part because the classics series featured many royaltyfree works, including titles like homers odyssey. The project was created by penguin random house, barnes and noble, and advertising company tbwa. All of our work is bookcovers related, but occasionally well design the text of the book, or help with marketing on big animation projects. Jul 26, 2016 edited by penguin creative director paul buckley, classic penguin.

Penguin publishing book publishing vintage book covers comic book covers book cover art book cover design book design vintage penguin collage illustration iron in the soul book. More than 75 years on, theyre as popular as ever, with some book jackets even making it onto tshirts, deck chairs, mugs and posters. Bearing the hallmark of penguins celebrated design aesthetic, there is a cover to suit everyone in this iconic collection. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. A brief history of penguin book covers by lizzy gosney issuu. This new edition for a book with an already fantastic cover is less direct than its predecessor. Penguin book cover print of your favourite movie or tv show. Books on display range from classics such as mobydick by herman melville and. Theyre durable enough to prevent breakage, yet slim and lightweight. David gentlemans illustrations for new penguin shakespeare. This campy 20 cover quite literally made me laugh out loud. Penguin books since its first appearance in 1935, the original penguin books triband, colourcoded cover, has become one of the most recognisable designs in the world. Book cover art book cover design book design book art design ideas vintage penguin penguin art penguin books vintage book covers the very first designer that i wrote about in my heroes series in design week, was david gentleman. Oct 19, 2017 penguin were exceptionally successful in setting up a system, not only to produce their paperback novels, but also for the design of their covers.

One of penguins strategies was to implement standardised designs for book covers. I found a source in the book jan tschichold designer, the penguin years by richard b. The decline and fall of the book cover the new yorker. George orwell covers through the ages penguin books. One of the main elements i found interesting while carrying out research into penguin book covers was the evolution of the logo. The pelican shakespeare series william shakespeare the legendary pelican shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned shakespeareans. A historic guide to the world of penguin classics from its uk origin, covering a span from the ancient world to world war i, in a luxurious orange clothbound package with colored endpapers, fullcolor pages, and illustrations. Oct 08, 2019 the penguin classics book covers all the greatest works of fiction, poetry, drama, history, and philosophy in between, this readers companion encompasses 500 authors, 1,200 books, and 4,000 years of world literature, from ancient mesopotamia to world war i. Choose from hard or soft cases featuring superbright, highquality prints that wont fade.

Penguin book covers through the years in pictures books the. A collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and iconic penguin book jacket. One of penguin s strategies was to implement standardised designs for book covers. Oct 30, 2012 penguin book covers through the years in pictures. Filled with stories of the series uk origin, author biographies, short book summaries. With brodart econofold book jacket covers, you can cover any book. Reading guides for penguin classics, including teachers guides and suggestions for starting reading groups. May 07, 20 considering illustrated book covers to be trashy, lane insisted on his following a simple horizontal grid for penguins jackets in colours that signified the genre of each book. Buy penguin book cover prints framed art prints penguin shop. These fourcolor full bleed covers held sway until signet books hired milton glaser in the early 1960s for their signet shakespeare series. Original penguin tribands of some of our most popular and iconic paperbacks. The books in the modern series all had grey spines.