Yentus landed a position designing book jackets at penguin. Helen yentus lit design 12019 welcome to the bold and blocky instagram era of book covers book jackets built for amazon thumbnails, instagram clicks, and indiebookstore easteregg hunts. Vintage books albert camus fiction series published by vintage books in 1991, designed by helen yentus, featured by stark black and white interplay. The worlds first book cover features popup typography. Chances are even better that one book cover will consistently jump off the screen. Although she has worked in various genres, shes especially fond of repackaging classics, calling them the ultimate design project. White space doesnt mean that the whole cover must be completely minimal. For this article, we interviewed helen yentus, art director at riverhead, and asked her to guide us through the multifaceted world of cover design. Helen yentus 3d slipcase book design, cover design. For the penguin deluxe classics series, she and creative director paul buckley assembled a dream team of comic book artistschris ware. We believe you deserve the best book cover possible. Magenta asked 15 book designers to nominate the best covers that they hadnt created themselves. Much like crafting the perfect typography, learning to design a great book cover takes passion, dedication and the desire to be bold. The book cover archive, for the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design.
Beautiful minimal book cover from the criterion collection a criterion designsa a is a new book celebrating three decades of superb, universally acclaimed movie packaging design from the criterion collection. So we wont stop designing until youre jumping with joy with your new cover. When the struggle is part of the process eye on design. This course introduces students to core concepts in the media field including color theory, design and production terminology, reproduction processes, file formats and substrates. May 17, 2017 if you ask book designers to explain what makes for a great cover, however, they can tell you about how the various design elementsthe typeface, the color scheme, and the compositioncome together to create a visual metaphor for the text. Helen yentus, the art director of riverhead books, designed two covers for the recently published on such a full sea by changrae lee.
Creativindie book cover design professional book cover. Book covers designed by aaup 2011 judge helen yentus. Mar 22, 2018 when done right, brilliant uses of typography on a book cover can encourage readers to reach for the shelves and get nose deep in a novel. In all areas of production, a great deal of time and thought is put into how to attract readers and turn them into lifelong fans of your work. Jul 16, 2018 if your head spins a little when looking at helen yentus cover for camus most famous book, youre in the right headspace to start reading this disturbing, challenging story. Jun 18, 2014 the art of book cover design is delicate. Classic typography try new century schoolbook to imitate the look of the text that slots perfectly into the white space provided by the photo gives that finishing touch. Yentus, art director at riverhead books, chuckles at the thought. In 1989, designer helen yentus designed a series of black and white geometric covers for albert camus books, which were originally published in the 40s. The first word eat represents her months in italy, wherein she recovered from her depression through food and pasta. Watch this free, 40minute presentation on book cover design and discover 3 foolproof layouts that work for any genre, and the one thing every cover has to do its not. Rodrigo corral design collaboration with shift integrative medicine the studio was commissioned for art, design, and web for their new york city practice. Yentus is behind the worlds first 3dprinted book cover. Nov 20, 2014 sure the old saying, dont judge a book by its cover, is good advice in most cases, but its also a fun rule to break.
Today, yentus continues as the art director at riverhead, and asserts shes still doing the same thing she was doing four years ago which means she is still pushing the limits of design. Over the past 10 years, she has worked for many of the publishers in new zealand and has designed covers for numerous awardwinning books. In this case, however, yemtus has done such clear work that the title reads right away, despite the fact that it never actually fully appears. The case was designed by riverhead art director helen yentus and members of makerbots inhouse design team. With your beautiful new book cover design as a professional book cover artist and designer i want you to be superpleased with your new book cover design.
It also strategically anonymizes the doctor on the cover to make the book more universal. Helen yentus is the art director of riverhead books. Watch the making of the cover video to see how the letters were done. Mar 30, 2018 helen yentus came up with a delightful cover design for gilberts bestseller, eat, pray, love. Unable to find designer info miguel syjuco ilustrado book cover using the zoom theory, a pen nib to create a bigger picture. Many book cover designers turn to photographs when creating book covers. My first clue upon receiving this book was on the cover where it says that circulating this book outside of india was unauthorized. Ita s a lavishly illustrated peek behind the scenes. A grey and offwhite colour scheme, matched with 3d typography, does a good job of portraying the 1920s. Helen yentus the book cover archive, for the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design. See more ideas about book cover design, book design and cover design.
My first clue upon receiving this book was on the cover where it says that circulating this book outside of india was. Jan 2, 2017 helen yentus new york article book cover design for albert. If for any reason whatsoever, youre not happy with your book cover design simply let me know and i will. In all areas of production, a great deal of time and thought is put into how to. Dec 22, 2014 the best book covers not only manage to convey a sense of the words within, but they also stand alone as portable works of art. Book cover designer ebook cover designer is part of graphic design books ebook cover designer, book cover designer, 11 years of design experience, have designed more than 400 book covers, chekout after confirmation beautiful minimal book cover from the criterion collection.
Helen yentus, the riverhead art director responsible for most of the covers. Keely oshannessy is an aucklandbased book designer and cover artist. I especially love the illustration for hope and impediments. Riverhead books, art by jaime hernandez riverhead books, lettering by jason booher riverhead books, photograph by emine ziyatdinova riverhead books. Discover more packaging changrae lee design graphic inspiration. Something for the pain, which is a 2008 medical memoir by paul austin, attracts readers with its clever use of white space. She has been designing book covers for over a decade, and her work has been featured in print. A good book cover must somehow take the poetry of the writers words and transform it into a visual that embodies the emotional power of the text. Grace han, senior designer for riverhead books, has worked at penguin random house for nearly four years, designing covers for a wide range of titles, everything from cookbooks the art of flavor to drew barrymores memoir. The designer and art director, grace han and helen yentus, did an incredible job of portraying the book s themes on the cover.
Women of graphic design helen yentus new york article book cover. Oct 30, 2017 nonfiction books dont have to sacrifice style with boring book covers. On monday, peter mendelsund, jaya miceli, oliver munday, and helen yentus as they discussed their design experience with curators fabrizio. Lectures will provide students with a historical perspective of the media field as well as. May 05, 2018 the stranger is a famous novel by albert camus, about the leading characters emotionless personality and detachment from the society.
Book covers, design inspiration, comics, literature, publishing, and pop culture. They can also be wildly challenging when compared with many other types of designs. The following collection of covers use typography to evoke a certain time and place. Why you should judge a book by its cover graphic design. Hello illustration book covers book design bio contact shop riverhead books ad. Dazzling, blocky book covers designed for amazon, instagram. Yentus makes inventive use of typography that reinforces the message of the words. Helen yentus, art director of riverhead books, is consistently one of the most interesting and innovative book cover designers in the. The book is about a recently divorced woman who traveled to three different destinations throughout the year. The fall by albert camus book cover design, the fall albert. In addition to covers and typography, her instagram features split images that show off full dust jackets. Alex merto a brilliantly cool cover for this book, with the two contrasting design styles even having different textures in the flesh. May 17, 2018 celebrating the art of the book cover peter mendelsund, jaya miceli, oliver munday, helen yentus, and 100 beautiful books.
Whether you design your own book or hire a professional cover designer, you must learn the rules to avoid the expensive and embarrassing mistakes most firsttime authors make. Matheus moreira women of graphic design helen yentus new york article book cover. The slipcase was made by brooklyns makerbot using a. Book cover designer helen yentus calls confidence her enemy and. Or use the generative design tools here in penccil to create amaz. Riverhead design labs is an experimental junction where art, books, and invention intersect. Pearson new international edition helen joseph armstrong on. Im only laughing because my process is a disaster, she says. This book cover has an optical illusion of white and black shards. Celebrating the art of the book cover literary hub. And with so many different type designs to choose from retro fonts, script fonts and tattoo fonts, for example designers all over the globe are producing some cracking covers.
Jan 15, 2014 first 3dprinted book cover created with a makerbot. Theres no question about the inside of a book being the important part, but the cover is a fantastic way to set the tone for what the reader can expect to find hidden in the pages. Author interview c pam zhang, author of how much of. What first struck me about this cover design is how dominant the word pray is. The book cover archive is edited and maintained by ben pieratt and eric jacobsen. The book cover design, illustration and art direction of helen crawfordwhite. Its hard to pull off or get approved a cover where the title is obscured.
Cover designer helen yentus conveys the sterile, nameless atmosphere of a hospital waiting room with large white boxes. Patternmaking for fashion design 5th edition armstrong, helen joseph on. Book covers can be incredibly creative design projects. In this cover by helen yentus, the designer has placed white boxes to mimic the sterile look of hospital lights. Penguin random house, in partnership with strand book store, recently presented an exhibit of 100 notable book covers created by a select group of penguin random house creative designers and art directors in a special be my cover exhibit in the rare book room at strand book store in new york city. See more ideas about book cover design, book design and cover. Jun 19, 2015 helen yentus cover design for catch and release elevates a photo with an everyday feel and makes it feel special and personal to the viewer. The entire series is worth looking at, especially if youre familiar with camus work. Unlike most designers who allow only two changes, and charge a fee for more we keep designing until youre 100% happy. Helen yentus new york article book cover design for. A wing of the awardwinning publisher riverhead books, the design labs team brings an artistic touch and a maker sensibility to each and every book cover. Dec 23, 2009 best fiction cover the way through doors by jesse ball, cover design. Something for the weekend the brilliant jon gray and jamie keenan reveal the 20 irrefutable theories of book cover.
Helen yentus 3d slipcase book design, cover design, typography. The regular hardcover which is beautiful in itself see below has a handlettered jacket. The stark lines converging on the diffuse, cloudlike title creates a headache inducing optical illusion. Considering the versatility and precision in helen yentus book covers, one might see a master in absolute control. Really loved working on kwons powerful novel, an intoxicating love story and the religious cult which fractures it. Helen yentus new york article book cover design for albert camus novels moreyentus redesigned the complete works of camus, whom she cites as a. These 50 awesome book covers will inspire you learn.
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