Books of a Feather
Posted by Anne Healey in book design books on June 24, 2009
Here’s a little selection of beautiful book covers featuring birds.
The Nightingales of Troy (paperback) by Alice Fulton (W.W. Norton, 2009) — Designed by Kelly Blair
To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession (paperback) by Dan Koeppel (Plume, 2006). According to the Book Cover Archive, the designer is Mike Langman, but I don’t see anything like it on his website, so I think that perhaps someone else designed the book using his wonderful paintings. I could be wrong!
My Side of the Matter by Truman Capote (Penguin Pocket 70s, 2005). This is my favorite of the bunch. I like the dimness of the photo contrasted with the pink lettering. Also, the composition really works — it’s held together with diagonals as opposed to a grid.
Accidental Species by Kass Fleisher (Chax Press, 2005). I wish I could find a larger picture of this. Is the image a photo of a three-dimensional assemblage?
Dear Dearly Departed by Harold Abramowitz (Palm Press, 2008). I don’t have any information on the illustrator or designer.
The Kiss by Anton Chekhov (Penguin Pocket 70s, 2005)
Categories: book design, books | 2 Comments »
July 1st, 2009 at 8:29 am
hi,
the designer for “dear dearly departed” is keren cohen. http://kerencohen.com/
July 1st, 2009 at 8:36 am
Thanks, Harold!