“Going for the big literary book look is the biggest thing in cover design right now,” she says. “Big, white, usually centered text, over probably a very abstracted, colorful background image.

We’re all told that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but most of us do! In fact, judging a book by its cover might not be such a bad thing. A cover can help readers get a sense of what ...

If most book cover designs are conceived as quick-to ... The style of the graffiti tags in the background of the photo is echoed in the top right corner as a graphic element.

The decision at hand: should the background pattern of the book’s cover be “Pretty Polka Dots” or “Chic Checks”? When the author put this question to a vote across her social media ...