Cover design
Anything goes, from purely decorative to illustrative. Here is one design study trying for the later. It was a commission to collect all photos of the last thirty years, from the wedding to the first grandchildren, from life in and around New York to Munich. And a thousand christmas cards were included, too, watching the best friend’s children grow up.
One book turned into a set of two, one about the years in the US, the other about the German years. The design crystallized around all those homes and addresses they lived in these 30 years, nine in all.
There is clearly more to book covers than dust-jackets. For anybody with an interest in outstanding craftsmanship and modern book design I recommend to spend some time on the Designer Bookbinder‘s website and browse through the work of their fellows and associates.
