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Cover art is a type of artwork presented as an illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product, such as a book (often on a dust jacket), magazine, newspaper , comic book, video game , music album , CD, videotape, DVD, or podcast. Cover art can include various things such as logos, symbols, images, colors, or anything that ...
A book cover is any protective covering used to bind together the pages of a book. Beyond the familiar distinction between hardcovers and paperbacks , there are further alternatives and additions, such as dust jackets , ring-binding, and older forms such as the nineteenth-century "paper-boards" and the traditional types of hand-binding .
Book design is the art of incorporating the content, style, format, design, and sequence of the various components and elements of a book into a coherent unit. In the words of renowned typographer Jan Tschichold (1902–1974), book design, "though largely forgotten today, [relies upon] methods and rules upon which it is impossible to improve ...
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Diana Klemin, The Illustrated Book: Its Art and Craft (1970) David Bland, A History of Book Illustration (2nd ed. 1969) W. J. Strachan, The Artist and the Book in France (1969) Bettina Hurlimann, Picture-Book World (1968) Bettina Hurlimann, Three Centuries of Children's Books in Europe (1967) Adrian Wilson, The Design of Books (1967)
According to most design experts, word art should be used in small doses as too much of it can feel kitschy. “Moderation is key,” says Tiffany Matthews, founder and lead designer of Motif Homes .