Recommended:
Penguin by Design by Phil Baines
I picked a copy of this book up secondhand and I found it fascinating looking at how distinct cover design was through various decades. Looking at them one can almost feel the 50's ness or 70's ness of them.
If you are thinking about cover design it is well worth picking up a copy.
Not fully representative but some sample pages here;
www.themarginalian.org
Penguin by Design by Phil Baines
I picked a copy of this book up secondhand and I found it fascinating looking at how distinct cover design was through various decades. Looking at them one can almost feel the 50's ness or 70's ness of them.
If you are thinking about cover design it is well worth picking up a copy.
Not fully representative but some sample pages here;
Penguin by Design: “Good Design Is No More Expensive Than Bad”
70 years of Penguin paperbacks, a living record of the evolution of contemporary design.
www.themarginalian.org
