It’s always exciting to see your covers bound into real books for the first time. Holding them in your hand—and being able to flip them over to see your name in tiny print on the back—never stops being infinitely cool.
One of my rejected cover designs for the trade paperback repackage of Between Shades of Gray. I was really hopeful that this set (there were several other versions with this image) would make the cut, but no such luck.
I went through a whopping five rounds of comps (which I plan to post soon) for this cover. Two and a half months of late night designing later, it is finally completed and approved.
I’m pleased with it—and I still find it unbelievable that I was given the chance to design for Anderson, who I read while I was in high school (this title included, by strange coincidence!).
Fragmented typography for a “fragmented” title.
Cover design by Gabriele Wilson.
Another visual tactility success.
Cover design by Isaac Tobin.
I can’t say enough how much I adore this cover. The typographical treatments are a perfect match, and the attention to detail in adding silver foil to the individual stars is beyond fantastic. If you haven’t seen it in person, make it a point to do so the next time you hit the bookstore.
Cover design by Charlotte Strick.
Cover design by Chin-Yee Lai.
Cover design by Gregg Kulick.
Cover design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein.
Cover design by Ben Wiseman.
