Although I’ve only just posted my favourite book covers of 2012, here’s an early contender for the 2013 list: George Orwell’s 1984 designed by David Pearson for Penguin UK.
According to David, his initial proposal was a die-cut version of the cover, but the final design (more effective in my opinion) uses matt black foil to obscure the lettering instead.
This new edition will be available on January 3rd.
This one wins for bloody sure.
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it gets better with time
I saw it in a bookshop today and had to buy it. Brilliant.