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No No No No Yes -book Design Uncovered
All designers will tell you that the design process is one of perserverance, failure, hard work and eventual triumph. Book cover design is no different. The idea for the book stemmed from attending a talk at St. Bride's Foundation, watching Jon Gray and Jamie Keenan present a carousel of beautiful covers that have never seen the cover of a book as they were rejected (for various reasons) along the way. The proverbial lightbulb went up - why not publish a book about rejected covers?
'No, No, No, No, Yes: Book Design Uncovered' brings together 25 published book covers and 100 alternatives seen in print for the very first time. Drawing on submissions from book cover designers from across the world, the book is part peek behind the curtain of the book cover design process, part alternative history of book covers.
160 pages, Paperback
Published July 18, 2019
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November 23, 2019
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Bringing an intriguing glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes in the world of publishing, this book brings together a whole host of rejected book covers and compares them with the final accepted cover.
It's interesting to see the thought process behind each design; some have only minor tweaks, while others have a variety of varying covers in different colours, patterns and themes. It's amazing how much work goes into each cover design - only for so many to be discarded and left by the wayside. For the designers, this must be a wonderful opportunity to finally see their hard work recognised and showcased, rather than simply being left behind in the rejects pile.
Bringing an intriguing glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes in the world of publishing, this book brings together a whole host of rejected book covers and compares them with the final accepted cover.
It's interesting to see the thought process behind each design; some have only minor tweaks, while others have a variety of varying covers in different colours, patterns and themes. It's amazing how much work goes into each cover design - only for so many to be discarded and left by the wayside. For the designers, this must be a wonderful opportunity to finally see their hard work recognised and showcased, rather than simply being left behind in the rejects pile.
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