One of penguins strategies was to implement standardised designs for book covers. Find classic covers of your favourite penguin books, or explore contemporary designs created by awardwinning designer coralie bickfordsmith, each featuring a motif or image inspired by the book. Seven hundred penguins is another great book that shows an amazing collection of 700 book covers do not grab my images and repost them on your flickr page. These parody book covers of famous classics will make any true literary nerd laugh out loud. Along with penguin books, patrons of some of the most eyecatching book covers of the last few years, we are inviting you to create a cover for british author sam taylors upcoming novel the. Essentially a journey through 70 years of penguin publishing history through the different cover designs that the company deployed, it also provides an insight into the changing demands of the publishing industry and how covers slowly changed to become marketing. The simple penguin icon changed a vast amount between 19352003. Penguin books was founded in 1935 by allen lane with the purpose of inexpensively producing high quality, but affordable, paperbacks. Penguin books are rightly famous for taking trouble over the whole package. Beyond the familiar distinction between hardcovers and paperbacks, there are further alternatives and additions, such as dust jackets, ringbinding, and older forms such as the nineteenthcentury paperboards and the traditional types of handbinding. There are some real gems included, but frankly far too few. These designs were devised by hans mardersteig mcleery, 2006. In 2010, the bbc interviewed a wiltshire man named steve hare whod been collecting penguin paperbacks so assiduously that.
From my point of view probably not mainly because the editorial idea for this thick chunky book is rather badly thought out. See more ideas about penguin books, penguins and books. Buy 100 penguin covers colouring book waterstones exclusive by penguin books from waterstones today. In 2010, the bbc interviewed a wiltshire man named steve hare whod been collecting penguin paperbacks so assiduously that hed amassed over 15,000 titles. Book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. I found a source in the book jan tschichold designer, the penguin years by richard b. Independent art hand stretched around super sturdy wood frames.
I started searching local book stores and online for some of the old penguin and pelican books. I work on the commercial side of penguin, so i get my hands involved in a lot of mass market stuff. Unfortunately, most of the covers included here are rather dull in design. Crazy beautiful book covers the fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but ilhether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in. From drop caps to deluxes, penguin creative director paul buckley presents a visual overview of the innovative covers that have put penguin classics at. See more ideas about cool books, book cover design, book design. One of the many reasons penguin has been so successful over the years involves its history of creating fantastic book covers. Penguin book covers through the years in pictures books. Ever since penguin published its first paperback in 1935, its covers have had a massive influence on british culture and design. There are a lot of weird and bad book covers for the classics out there. How a penguin book designer got her job literally, darling. Louisa hares cards feature a short quote from shakespeare taken from the folio, along with a contemporary illustration. Feb 26, 2017 create your own penguin book covers quickly and easily with these template files for adobe illustrator or photoshop. There are any number of alternatives to antarctica such.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Its weird how you get used to things and after staring at the empty frames night after night for such a long time, we hardly even noticed them anymore. Bearing the hallmark of penguins celebrated design aesthetic, there is a cover to suit everyone in this iconic collection. A book cover demands our initial engagement with a work. Twice a week we have a meeting with our publisher to discuss upcoming book titles with the editors and what theyll want on the covers. His crime, in rieus eyes, was to replace the spartan jackets with a reproduction of a painting, chosen to reflect the theme of each book. Take a look at the walmart books best sellers section. Turn your home, office, or studio into an art gallery, minus the snooty factor. Cover to cover was still a really interesting and unique read.
Even the iconic bands of color framing a white block that have come to define penguin were a stroke of. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. And the 70 titles in the pocket penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth and quality that formed part of the original penguin vision in 1935 and that continue to define our publishing today. May 31, 2005 the orange spines that adorn the covers of this book are readily recognizable to any reader. For an inside look click customer images under the cover. In 2018 penguin published the penguin classics book, a celebratory survey of the volumes currently in print, listing works by author location and chronologically from antiquity to world war one. The term bookcover is often used for a book cover image in. Penguin has produced a number of rather striking book covers over the years. A collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and iconic penguin book jacket. Home labs random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser. The secret of penguins enduring paperback covers is all in the rigorous geometry, a wise choice of illustrators and that wonky handdrawn bird published. Booklovers will easily identify with the fundamentals of this book.
Penguin cover design is of such high standard that it constitutes a history of design and. Sep 25, 2007 featuring old favourites and plenty of surprises, 700 penguins is a unique and inspiring collection of the most impactful and wellloved penguin covers of the twentieth century. Crazy beautiful book covers the fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but ilhether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in a bookstore, the cover piques our curiosity. For everyone who has ever judged a book by its cover, classic penguin is literally entirely about the covers of books published by penguin, and the stories about how. Book covers presented at cover browser are republished. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence, bringing highquality. Which is like asking a fiveyearold child to explain gene rays timecube theory. Classic book posters that you can customise by selecting your own frame and print size. See more ideas about penguin books, book cover design and book design. Cover to cover celebrates penguins 70th anniversary with an expansive collection of brilliant cover designs, replete with behind the scenes tales of how the covers came to be and a peek at some covers that never made the cut.
Some covers occasionally included small illustrations relevant to their story. A cover story 19352005, you might wonder if a book of seven hundred covers is really needed. Dec 05, 2017 these parody book covers of famous classics will make any true literary nerd laugh out loud. Pocket penguin 70s 70 books meet your next favorite book. This is a good place to start your search for your next book. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Penguin series design the art of penguin book covers. Free penguin book cover template for adobe illustrator and. It includes an appendix with a selection of outofprint titles. One of the main elements i found interesting while carrying out research into penguin book covers was the evolution of the logo. The rules were embodied in a fourpage booklet of typographic instructions for editors and compositors. At this time, penguin book titles were using a mixture of type size, weight and kerning. Examples of fonts in use tagged with penguin books.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Since the release of the first book by penguin, i am occasionally asked for advice regarding the publishing industry. Check out the entire collection on borgs etsy shop, and below there are our favorite designs. Jul 28, 2016 from drop caps to deluxes, penguin creative director paul buckley presents a visual overview of the innovative covers that have put penguin classics at the forefront of the book design world since.
Thanks to facettis pictorial covers, penguin classics. Lane was often quoted that he was trying to emulate the albatross collection series which set the standard for early paperback book design doubleday, 2006b. Personalised penguin classic book cover print perfect for a wedding gift, new baby, or, fun art for the family home. High quality penguin books inspired canvas prints by independent artists and designers from around the world. Oct 30, 2012 the secret of penguins enduring paperback covers is all in the rigorous geometry, a wise choice of illustrators and that wonky handdrawn bird published. A brief history of penguin book covers by lizzy gosney issuu.
Admittedly, this is more of a glossy coffee table book than a book id recommend for reading, but classic penguin. Apr 04, 2020 the penguin covers successfully adapted the visual idea of the cards onto book design. How penguin classics books became design icons books the. The penguin covers successfully adapted the visual idea of the cards onto book design. There are any number of alternatives to antarctica such as skiing or being in space. These parody book covers of famous classics will make any. This book will fascinate anyone with an interest in books, graphic design, marketing or how to develop a successful business. Penguin also boast a stellar track record in publishing meaningful titles, but lets be honest. The images on the wrapping paper are a selection of penguin book covers. It was cofounded in 1935 by sir allen lane with his brothers richard and john, as a line of the publishers the bodley head, only becoming a separate company the following year. Youll find modern classics such as game of thrones or the harry potter books and books that are the basis for movies such as a wrinkle in time. A historic guide to the world of penguin classics from its uk origin, covering a span from the ancient world to world war i, in a luxurious orange clothbound package with colored endpapers, fullcolor pages, and illustrations. From classics to crime, here are over seventy years of quintessentially british design in one box.
Each one cost just six pence at a time when hard covers were priced at seven or eight shillings. The history of penguin is almost as interesting as the thousands of titles published by this company over the past 75 years. The book collections are housed in the national art library and include around books published by penguin. Step back to 1935 when allen lane decided that he wanted to turn book borrowers into book buyers and published the first 10 penguin books. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. More time to enter penguin and creativitys book cover contest. Green covers were generally for crime novels, cerise or pink to some was travel and adventure, dark blue were biographies, red for drama, purple for essays, and yellow was for miscellaneous titles. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by. Lanes simple template for the penguin books is derived to a degree from the albatross book covers brought about in 1932. More than 75 years on, theyre as popular as ever, with some book jackets even making it onto tshirts, deck chairs, mugs and posters. Penguin were exceptionally successful in setting up a system, not only to produce their paperback novels, but also for the design of their covers. Penguin paperback cover designs victoria and albert museum. Created by edward young, a 21 year old office junior at the time, the covers are a cherished part of britains design heritage. Penguin used a simple color scheme, two solid bands of color sandwiching a band of white, as very general way of identifying the genre of the book.
Penguin used a simple colour scheme, two solid bands of colour sandwiching a band of white, as very general way of identifying the genre of the book. For more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the englishspeaking world. For penguin classics, he introduced the use of an historic painting, invariably reflecting the themes of the book, to the covers and for penguin modern poets, he commissioned a series of photograms by peter barrett, roger mayne and alan spain between 1962 and 1965. In 1935 allen lane stood on a platform at exeter railway station, looking for a good book for the journey to london. Original penguin tribands of some of our most popular and iconic paperbacks. Over the years penguin produced many gorgeous covers and a few clunkers, and author phil baines curates a collection that includes both. The original threepanel penguin covers and the subsequent minor variations are beautiful examples of design. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Penguin used a simple colour scheme, two solid bands of colour sandwiching a band. Oct 28, 2006 his crime, in rieus eyes, was to replace the spartan jackets with a reproduction of a painting, chosen to reflect the theme of each book.
Penguin composition rules were the guidelines written by typographer jan tschichold for use in composing the pages and typography of penguin books. Bearing the hallmark of penguins celebrated design aesthetic, there is a. Oct 21, 2014 iconic penguin book covers are an endless source of inspiration for artists. High quality penguin books inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. One of penguin s strategies was to implement standardised designs for book covers. For the basic facts on penguin books the venerable imprint founded in britain in 1935 by allen lane, whose. A book cover is any protective covering used to bind together the pages of a book. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Penguin books art prints since its first appearance in 1935, the original penguin books triband, colourcoded cover, has become one of the most recognisable designs in the world. Famous music performances as penguin book covers pictures.