Gallery: Go Ahead, Judge These Books by Their Covers
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Every year Design Observer chooses 50 books to honor for their well-designed covers. This one by Janet Hansen creates the illusion of materiality with just black and white lines.
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Handwritten typography has been a major trend over the past couple of years.
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Some of the designs are simple, like this book commemorating 100 years of Alfred A. Knopf.
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And this Peanuts cover from Chip Kidd, which uses only seven marks.
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Some of them are based on pure wit, like this from Erik Carter.
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The best book covers tend to buck trends.
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Eddie Opara's *Green* is a bold, photographically driven cover.
