Is it just me, or is Penguin raising the bar for book cover design right now?
Inspired by the two-tone crime covers produced by Romek Marber for Penguin in the 60s, senior designer Coralie Bickford-Smith has created some remarkable designs for 10 gothic horror novels – including books by Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft and M. R. James – to be released by Penguin in their Red Classics series on October 2nd.
In this video from the Penguin Blog, Coralie discusses the genesis of the covers:
The whole set can be seen on the Penguin Blog.
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