April 2011
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Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer. This cover is fun on so many levels (literally). Viewers are immediately drawn to its multi-colored floors, as though looking into a very odd adult dollhouse. With each floor having its own color, every level is able to retain a unique state, along with some very unique characters: a dinosaur, nurse, monkey, sumo wrestler, and patriotic sex symbol...
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Girl Wonder by Alexa Martin. This cover is a great example of how typography can “make” a design. Undoubtedly, the best part of the cover art here is the wonderfully flowing and elegant font for the novel’s title. The girl’s pink and blond hair blows back from her hidden face as though by a strong wind, and the title seems to curve and stretch back right with it, nestled...
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The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen. This UK design flawlessly illustrates the many charms behind every family’s history. The deep night sky of the background brings out the simple white details, the entirety of the color scheme. A glowing bracelet sits in the sky like a constellation, surrounded by a multitude of cute and unique charms: a kitten, a hummingbird, a...
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Wither by Lauren DeStefano. This hot YA dystopian is turning heads for more than just its reputation—look at the gorgeous cover! I daresay everything about this design is gorgeous. The rich blue and green hues bring out a color scheme that is busy, but flattering. The background has a velvety texture that fades into a lighter gradient behind the young woman. The girl herself possesses a...
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Happy Birthday, Turk! by Jakob Arjouni. War violence meets childlike simplicity in this design. Who would guess the two could go together? Yet the message is executed marvelously with this cover, as is usually the case with Arjouni novels. The black background efficiently offsets the red and greyscale color scheme. The title and author sit within what appear to be cutouts, giving the design a...
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Tiger, Tiger by Margaux Fragoso. This gorgeous cover art in no way speaks to the devastating truths within the pages. With a triadic color scheme of blues, greens, and yellows, the design emits a sense of deep peace and beautiful settings. It is interesting, too, that the forest (and cover itself) is framed by black vegetation, a kind of burrow opening into a magical place of nature. The trees...
