35 Typographic Book Covers – Judging a Book by it’s Cover

Often, a potential reader judges a book as harshly on how the title looks, as they do what the title is. The font, color, spacing, size, imagery, and other factors all have strong impact on the perceived attractiveness of cover design.

And while we claim to never judge a book by it’s cover, the reality is that the cover is the very first thing we do judge a book by.

This gallery has 35 examples of wonderful typography in cover designs. People who made all the right choices for a design that’s both honest and attractive.

Cinema Book

Fall in Love Stay in Love

Inception – The Comic Cover

Taxi Book Cover Illustration

Making Short Films Book Cover

The Outsider Book Cover

A Guide to English Schools

Typographic Book Cover

Courtney Miller Book Cover

From Russia with Love

The Adventurers Handbook

Real Dutch Design Books

Girls Love Funny Boys

Richard Feynman’s Cover

Poetry Book Cover

The Coffee Book

Always and Forever

Number 9 Dream

The Time Traveller Hand Book

Vintage Book

Double Day Anchor Literature

Riddles in Mathematics

BFI Film Classics

Making Ideas Happen

Typographic Book Cover

2000 AD Remake

Typographic Book Cover

Letterology

Pakistani Truck Art

Book Poster Project

The Man Who Was Thursday

Be Bold with Bananas

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