Never judge a book by its cover?

Well, we all know the phrase. "Never judge a book by its cover". It has been useful and true... until now.

These days I say "GO LOOK AT THEM."

Companies such as Penguin Books, Puffin Books and Barnes & Noble have put their greatest effort on redisigning our famous classics turning them into state-of-art books with the help of incredibly talented designers. These amazing book editions have been pulled from a dream in the far away Bookland and you just forget how to regain your composture after seeing them.


So, here is the cover porn.

Designs made by Coralie Bickford-Smith.

 Coralie works in-house at Penguin Book and has a variety of designs. Her designs have been internationally recognized by the AIGA (NY) and D&AD (UK) and have featured in a numerous international magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, Vogue and The Guardian.

1. F. Scott Fitzgerald.

2. Penguin English Llibrary

3. Cloth Bound Series 

 Designs made by Jessica Hische

 Jessica is a freelance letterer, illustrator and type designer. She has worked for (and continues to work for) a lot of wonderful clients like Wes Anderson and Penguin Books.

1. Barnes & Noble Leather Bound Classics

2. Penguin Drop Caps Collection

 

Designs by  Tanamachi Studios

Tanamachi Studios is a boutique graphic design studio specializing in hand-lettering & custom typography for editorial, lifestyle, food, and fashion brands.

Art Direction by Deborah Kaplan & Kristin Logsdon for Puffin Books, Chalk Collection.