May 7, 2013
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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
March 23, 2013
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Enjoy Your Cigarette – Tom Cox reviews Penguin’s Underground Lines boxed set for The Guardian: Underground Lines often matches its writers to its tracks very well, in terms of temperament as well as personal history. The Jubilee line, so often associated with … Continue reading
March 15, 2013
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Typgraphica’s favourite typefaces of 2012. There’s a lot to love about Balkan Sans by Nikola Djurek and Marija Juza. But check out the ligatures on Levato by Felix Bonge: Chasing the White Rabbit – Francine Prose on dreams and literature, … Continue reading
January 24, 2013
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Marion Deuchars, who has created books for Laurence King as well as book covers for the likes of Canongate, Orion and Penguin, talks about working in illustration in this short film by Chris Thomas:
December 20, 2012
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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 … Continue reading