December 18, 2012
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For the past couple of years now (since Joseph Sullivan put the Book Design Review on ice in fact), I’ve been posting a short list of my favourite covers for books for the year. Now that thing for the New … Continue reading
November 13, 2012
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The most recent cover of Playboy is, as some have been quick to point out, reminiscent of John Gall’s original cover design for the Vintage edition of Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, reissued in 2005. John’s design is more subtle than … Continue reading
September 21, 2012
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The Casual Optimist turned 4 years old at the end of last week. While not exactly a historic achievement, the blog has lasted the length of a presidency and exactly 3 years, 11 months longer than I thought it would. … Continue reading
September 19, 2012
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A design collaboration between Paul Buckley and Jessica Hische, Penguin Drop Caps is a 26-book series of hardcover classics. The first six books go on sale November 27th. See the covers at Imprint. Plumbing — An interview with book designer John Gall at The Believer: … Continue reading
April 20, 2012
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A busy week for John Gall, Art Director at Anchor/Vintage: he unveiled a beautiful new website, and his design for the paperback boxed set of 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (pictured above). My Q & A with John is here. Los Angeles Review of … Continue reading