Go ahead, judge a book by its cover.

We often do, picking up a book that grabs our eye with unique typography or particularly clever graphic design.

Indeed, the design of a book cover can give you a pretty good indication of the author’s intent, mood, and stylistic point of view.

Every year, AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) awards the Best Book Covers. Here are some of our favorites from this past year.

 

Via Kottke:

 

Sound Within Sound: Radical Composers of the Twentieth Century by Kate Molleson

 

Butts, a Backstory by Heather Radke

 

Forgotten Heritage: Uncovering Singapore’s Traditional Chinese Puppets

 

Florida! by Gabrielle Calise

 

2 A.M. in Little America by Ken Kalfus

 

Thrust by Lidia Yuknavitch

 

Abdias Nascimento: a panamefrican artist

 

Alex Da Corte: Chicken

 

Profane verlichting by Johannes van der Sluis

 

Takedown by Farah Nayeri

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