MORE 'COVER-CURIOSITY' POSTS
I had designs on highlighting this cover trend a while ago, but I held off because I thought it might be fizzling out. Not so! After coming upon a couple more examples recently, I realize that holding stuff is still hot. But first: the hands that started it all? Logo for Allstate Insurance. Eventually, cover […]
When it looks like someone’s about to hand you something, you tend to pay attention. Unless it’s a roll of Necco Wafers or a copy of the recent Peyton Manning picture book, both of which are so offensive they’re easy to ignore. Two recent covers use this attention-grabbing device, and in doing so appear to […]
Looking to set an ominous mood? Look no further than the iron gate. I haven’t checked, but I’m pretty sure that it’s a scientific fact that anything written in wrought iron is 10x more spooky than if it were written on paper. Take a look: See what I mean? Okay, bad example. Three recent books […]
Few things can build anticipation like a curling wave. Where’s it going? What’s going to happen? Hokusai captured the mood perfectly in his iconic The Great Wave off Kanagawa (above). A trio of recent children’s book covers understand this and in doing so give off a distinctive separated-at-birth vibe. Let’s have a look: Necks out […]
As far as I know, it began in ’07. A close up of sock-covered feet. Pretty memorable cover, right? I would say so. That opinion must have been pretty wide spread, because the socks bandwagon got crowded quickly. Numerous times, I thought the trend had run its course. I wouldn’t see a sock-covered book for […]
Scene: A doctor’s office, early in the morning. Doctor: Good to see you! How have you been feeling? Cover Designer: I’ve been a bit stressed lately, Doc. I want to put some foliage on this cover, but it seems kinda played. You know, leaves, flowers – I don’t know if they’re going to stand out. […]
While I’ve heard that optometrists approve of staring off into the distance to support long-term ocular health, I don’t think that’s what the characters on these covers are shooting for. I’d call it more of a “What does my future hold?” sort of look. Recently I featured two bizarro covers that were the same, yet […]
Now usually in these posts, I put up a couple books that look alike, we all laugh (oh, wait, that was just me?), and move on. Today is different. I’m not sure if two covers have ever been as similar, yet so different. You may be familiar with the first cover: Animal Families. I like […]
This just in… It happened again. Standing for Socks by Elissa Brent Weissman. It shall be added to the ever-growing gallery of sock-related covers. As always, I vow to keep you updated with any new sock-related cover art developments.
In terms of cover trends, could unoccupied dresses be to ’09 what socks were to ’07-’08? It appears that this may be a situation to monitor. I wrote a couple weeks back about two personless dress-related covers that caught my eye: And today I’m flipping through the Feiwel and Friends Fall catalog and what do […]
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