The Casual Optimist

Books, Design & Culture

May 9, 2013
by Dan
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Some Recent Book Covers of Note

I haven’t posted a lot of book covers recently, so to amend the situation here’s a completely unscientific selection of a few designs that have caught my eye recently: Middle C by William Gass; Design by Gabriele Wilson Sorry Please … Continue reading

May 7, 2013
by Dan
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Carolie Bickford-Smith—A Series Woman

In this new interview with Gestalten.tv, Penguin Press designer Coralie Bickford-Smith talks about her love of books, her design process and the importance of research: Coralie’s work is featured in Fully Booked: Ink on Paper, published earlier this year by Gestalten. You can … Continue reading