Book design is usually characterised by an extreme diversity of subject matter, and this batch of recent designs is no exception to that general rule…[
Book cover designs and drafts April 2023
Book Cover Designs for July 2022
A small selection of current cover designs, with the usual variety of subject matter…
Book Cover Designs for October 2021
The usual wide variety of topics and typefaces and approaches this month. Never a dull typographic moment…
Recent Cover Designs
The usual wide range of subject matter and design treatments. Never a dull moment…
An Independent Author Talks About Getting Her Book Right and the Process of Designing the Cover
Jacqueline Hodder, author of the fine historical drama “The Sentinel” has some kind words about the cover design process at WorkingType Design, and also some very interesting thoughts overall on the process of bringing out a work of fiction and getting all of the elements right.
Recent Cover Concepts
A wide range of topics and treatments in our recent cover work, from Vienna to Byron Bay, outback tall tales to environmentally sound tips.
Book Cover Designs for August 2020
A variety of recent cover designs carried out during the era of COVID 19. From pirates to Poland, space opera to wheelie bins…
Covering the Grim Reaper...
Our client’s author wished to use an existing artwork. so we worked in two panels of text with the art just showing through, keeping it clean and letting the rather odd couple speak/rattle for themselves… Typefaces used include basic sans and Taberna Serif.
Cooking the Books
A small selection of colourful cookbook covers completed over the past few years. Anything involving food is always fun!
For Whom the River Runs — Book Cover
Wayne Pappin has written a heartfelt tale about a small Australian town, focusing on two young men and their travails. He wanted an image of the bridge that features at the heart of the story, which we combined with the two swimmers. The title typeface is Northwell and the subtitle Charcuterie Flared.
Ghosts and Antiquarians — Book Cover
Trevor Hay has spent his professional life studying Chinese culture and history, and brings this knowledge and sensitivity to bear in his novels, which very often relate to the Western experience of China. We combined a number of images around a famous artwork — that of the Fragrant Concubine, a semi-mythical eighteenth century figure. We used Kepler for the title typeface.
Carpet Weaver of Usak and Code Name Camille — Cover Designs
Kathryn Gauci writes with insight and sensitivity about the difficult and intertwined histories of Greece and Turkey, and also about the great drama of the Second World War. Her characters are caught up in the flow of events, and often forced to deal with great tragedies and make impossible choices. The Carpet Weaver of Usak depicts Greeks living alongside Turks in Asia Minor, a circumstance almost unimaginable today. Typefaces used: Orpheus Pro and Playfair italic. Code Name Camille explores the world of the Resistance in France, and the attendant dangers and betrayals.
Rain — Book Cover Design
Mala Naidoo writes literary fiction — she prefers evocative, atmospheric cover images. For this collection of short stories. the composition we designed incorporated four images, including the barely visible hut in the woods (featured in one of her stories). The title typeface is Roman SD and the subtitle and author name use Essonnes.
Rubber Brain — Cover Design
A bright and cheerful cover for a book showcasing techniques for increasing mental productivity and resilience, and targeting tertiary students. The rubbery title typeface is Hamurz and the subtitle is Gilbert.
“In this book, five leading psychological educators show you simple tools derived from a wide range of solid science covering everything from positive psychology to goal setting, from mindfulness to CBT, and from emotional regulation to moral reasoning, to optimise your thinking.”
Virtual Box Set — Cover Design
Some of the conventions of print live on in digital books ... for example bundled sets of books are often depicted as an actual box set of the printed kind. We set up the pictured box set for Peter Ralph, the successful author of numerous financial thrillers.
“I’ve been involved in business and business litigation for most of my life and my story-telling is coloured by the days and weeks I’ve spent in lawyers’ offices, barristers’ chambers and courts waiting for the wheels of justice to grind to a conclusion. I enjoy slightly changing the facts, adding a little more violence than actually took place and changing the names of the characters to protect the guilty to produce what are hopefully enthralling business themed suspense novels.”
Life Advice_Book Cover Design
Typefaces: Eveleth and Proxima Nova. Published by Brolga Publishing.