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•Covershot> 11-08-17

Double Act

Artist, designer and midcentury book design aficionado Julian Montague shares a selection of covers from his collection by husband-and-wife team John and Mary Condon, whose beautifully restrained work deserves more recognition...

Words by Julian Montague
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•Covershot> 12-09-16

Tall Order

Instigated by a chance Charing Cross Road encounter with this striking Bridget Riley book cover, Theo Inglis considers the use of 'tall type' and seeks out other striking examples using typefaces which have been 'Ultra-condensed'.

Words by Theo Inglis
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•Covershot> 08-08-16

Art of Darkness

Daniel-Benneworth Gray picks a cover design which in less skilled hands might have been far too clichéd, but with the dream team of Mike Mignola and Paul Buckley in charge, really hits the spot.

Words by Daniel Benneworth Gray
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•Covershot> 20-07-16

About a Boy

Book designer Becky Chilcott sings the praises of Dave Shelton’s A Boy and a Bear in a Boat – a children's book with a very unusual cover.

Words by Becky Chilcott
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•Covershot> 07-06-16

Chance Encounter

Covershot: Jese Siu remembers a typographic book cover which perfectly portrays the 'automatic poetry' by the artist Hans Arp, which is contained within its pages.

Words by Jese Siu
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•Covershot> 09-05-16

Holy Cow

James Jones remembers the great Storm Thorgerson who, with his cohorts at Hipgnosis, created a stunning series of LP covers for Pink Floyd which blew this designer's teenage mind…

Words by Grafik
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•Covershot> 04-05-16

Lens Master

In today's Covershot, Kuchar Swara remembers a highly collectible book by Avedon and Brodovitch, which had a profound effect on him as a young designer, and still does.

Words by Kuchar Swara
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•Covershot> 24-02-16

For Follows

Alison Fielding, head of creative at Beggars Group, recalls the sleeve that first sparked her interest in that magical relationship between music and design…

Words by Alison Fielding
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•Covershot> 20-01-16

Porn Star

In today's Covershot, Steve Watson is full of admiration for the Shame issue of Little White Lies – a collaged tour-de-force by illustration supremo Paul Willoughby.

Words by Steve Watson
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