All Blog Posts Tagged 'Covers' (6)

Incredibly Beautiful Japanese Manhole Covers (10 pics)

Leave it to the Japanese to turn something we usually consider an eyesore, into an incredibly beautiful work of art. Painted with tree resin, these awesome manhole covers are part of a 20-year beautification program commissioned by local cities, and depict everything from fairy tales, local fauna, to Japanese manga characters.

Born in England, Remo… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 20, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

6 Stunning F. Scott Fitzgerald Book Covers

Just how gorgeous are these new F. Scott Fitzgerald book covers? Why, too beautiful for words! They were designed by none other than Penguin Books' own senior cover designer, Coralie Bickford-Smith. You may remember her as the one behind the equally stunning, redesigned cloth-bound… Continue

Added by alice on August 18, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

7 Simple Shakespeare Covers

How do you pare down a complicated Shakespeare story into its simplest form? Well, if you're graphic designer and illustrator, Mike Young, you create something like this. What great, modern-day minimalism.…

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Added by alice on April 4, 2010 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

The Album Art Of Reid Miles (9 Pictures)

Although we tend to focus on the latest and greatest in street art, photography and design I think sometimes it's good to take a look back at some of the people that laid the groundwork for amazing design. One of my personal favorites is Blue Note records in house designer Reid Davis. In 1956 the label hired Reid who gave them a look to go along with the cool jazz sounds they were known for. During his time at the label he created hundreds of album… Continue

Added by Kevin on March 3, 2010 at 3:33pm — 5 Comments

Selection of Comic Book Covers 2009

The people at Complex have a "Best Of The 2000s series". The goal was to find out what were the hottest the past decade in....everything. One of the series was about the best comic book covers of 2009. I was happy to see that JOCK made it to that list. He's my fave. When it comes to covers he never fails. So I put his cover on top of… Continue

Added by Inka Leoni on January 18, 2010 at 3:17pm — 1 Comment