Penguin book covers 2012

Find classic covers of your favourite penguin books, or explore contemporary designs created by awardwinning designer coralie bickfordsmith, each featuring a motif or image inspired by the book. Cheap paperbacks were available, but their poor production generally tended to mirror the quality between the covers. This cover is adapted from a 2011 film based on the novel, a version of wuthering heights in which a black actor is cast in the role of heathcliff. Bearing the hallmark of penguins celebrated design aesthetic, there is a cover to suit everyone in this iconic collection. Penguins culinary redesigned covers book design, book cover. New club penguin style catalogs covers 20122017 on this page you will find the covers of all the new penguin style catalogs. A brief history of time book cover design by harry woodgate. We were so overwhelmed by the number of great ones that we couldnt rally our. The best of the famous publishing houses jacket designs from the classic colour bands to illustrations by banksy and shepard fairey. I like the minimalist nod to those nowiconic heartshaped sunglasses from the film adaptation. Penguin also boast a stellar track record in publishing meaningful titles, but lets be honest. I found a source in the book jan tschichold designer, the penguin years by richard b. His traditionallooking designs can be both unorthodox and unexpected, such as alltypographic book covers for penguin classics, the rainbow.

So, when i found out that penguin had come with a collection of its book covers as postcards, i quickly hopped over to amazon to get them. Love to see those chronological numbers in order on my shelves. The simple penguin icon changed a vast amount between 19352003. Ever since penguin published its first paperback in 1935, its covers have had a massive influence on british culture and design. The penguin ronald searle searle had a longstanding association with uk publishers penguin books. Penumbras 24hour bookstore by robin sloan are printed in glowinthedark ink. One of the more ambitious series produced at penguin in recent years is the penguin english library of 2012, a presentation of 100 classics in beautiful patterned covers. One of the many reasons penguin has been so successful over the years involves its history of creating fantastic book covers. Jan 08, 2018 culture books features 20 years of penguin essentials. One of the main elements i found interesting while carrying out research into penguin book covers was the evolution of the logo.

Penguin book covers, illustrated by john griffiths in pictures. It was cofounded in 1935 by sir allen lane with his brothers richard and john, as a line of the publishers the bodley head, only becoming a separate company the following year. Cline is mostly about you guessed it fast fashion and the like. The colors were not, however, purely for aesthetic purposes.

Created by edward young, a 21 year old office junior at the time, the covers are a cherished part of britains design heritage. Penguin book covers part 2 this is part 2 of a 2part post on paperback book designs from penguin books. The final print version of this listing was issued in 2012, however a copy of the 2016 listing remains available on the penguin website. Penguin book covers, illustrated by john griffiths in. Cover to cover was still a really interesting and unique read. This instant new york times bestseller and reeses book club x hello sunshine book pick is a. This cover marks the first time that orwell appears as a penguin black classic. Not only are there a scattergun of memories lurking to spring out and delight you but also a witty answer to every postcard need. Green covers were generally for crime novels, cerise or pink to some was travel and adventure, dark blue were biographies, red for drama, purple for essays, and yellow was for miscellaneous titles. Our parent company, pearson plc, and our affiliate, penguin books limited, which is the registered owner of the mark, demand that we strictly enforce our trademark rights. Oct 30, 2012 penguin book covers through the years in pictures the best of the famous publishing houses jacket designs from the classic colour bands to illustrations by banksy and shepard fairey gallery.

Admittedly, this is more of a glossy coffee table book than a book id recommend for reading, but classic penguin. Again, i love the simplicity of this hardcover reissue, and that pretty, gentle blue. Penguin has produced a number of rather striking book covers over the years. Your use of our penguin mark on the books cover and your website is an infringement of our trademark. All have covers by adult genre artists, and feature short essays by their authors. Their appeal was that they were inexpensive, easily available, and their compact size made them storable and portable. The value of vintage penguin books good morning travellin. Jan 17, 2020 this cover marks the first time that orwell appears as a penguin black classic. Penguin books was founded in 1935 by allen lane with the purpose of inexpensively producing high quality, but affordable, paperbacks. Penguin random house 2012 merger the new york times. Personalised penguin classic book cover print perfect for a wedding gift, new baby, or, fun art for the family home. A behindthescenes look at how classic titles such as lolita, a clockwork orange and what. Published by axelspringer bamsedition, hamburg, 2012. Penguin used a simple colour scheme, two solid bands of colour sandwiching a band.

Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence, bringing highquality. See more ideas about penguin books, books and book art. Oct 30, 2012 the secret of penguins enduring paperback covers is all in the rigorous geometry, a wise choice of illustrators and that wonky handdrawn bird published. He left to establish his own studio in 2007, which specialises in print design where typography is the principle form of expression. Penguin book covers through the years in pictures the best of the famous publishing houses jacket designs from the classic colour bands to. Piz gloria the website dedicated to collecting james bond.

During his career he produced a number of striking book cover illustrations for penguin, highlights of which can be seen here mon 2 apr 2012 11. Aug 20, 2018 published by axelspringer bamsedition, hamburg, 2012. Vintage penguin books all had the same iconic design two bands of color on the top and bottom and a white band in the middle with the books title and author in black, but they came in an array of colors. In 2018 penguin published the penguin classics book, a celebratory survey of the volumes currently in print, listing works by author location and chronologically from antiquity to world war one. It was cofounded in 1935 by sir allen lane with his brothers richard and john, as a line of the publishers the bodley head, only. Over the years covers have been undertaken by many famous artists and designers see ben shan, eduardo paolozzi, paul hogarth, and. Mar 28, 2012 his traditionallooking designs can be both unorthodox and unexpected, such as alltypographic book covers for penguin classics, the rainbow spectrum applied to the book spines of pocket penguins. Between the years 20122017 before the club penguin update. Penguin classics recently released 20 redesigned book covers in uk and arguably the. Penguin books art prints since its first appearance in 1935, the original penguin books triband, colourcoded cover, has become one of the most recognisable designs in the world. The secret of penguins enduring paperback covers is all in the rigorous geometry, a wise choice of illustrators and that wonky handdrawn bird published. Bonus points for the heartening gender balance of the initial selections. Penguin books is a publisher founded in 1935 by sir allen lane and v.

New club penguin style catalogs covers 2012 2017 on this page you will find the covers of all the new penguin style catalogs. Penguin drop caps convey a sense of nostalgia for the tactility and aesthetic power of a physical book and for a centuriesold tradition of beautiful lettering. More than 75 years on, theyre as popular as ever, with some book jackets even making it onto tshirts, deck chairs, mugs and posters. A brief history of penguin book covers by lizzy gosney issuu. One of penguins strategies was to implement standardised designs for book covers. George orwell 19031950 is one of englands most famous writers and social commentators. Bearing the hallmark of penguins celebrated design aesthetic, there is a. Psychology book covers by penguin iso50 blog the blog of. One of penguin s strategies was to implement standardised designs for book covers. The bookseller planned to promote classic novels with covers featuring people of color for black history month. We were so overwhelmed by the number of great ones that we couldnt rally our thoughts to any kind of endofyear. For everyone who has ever judged a book by its cover, classic penguin is literally entirely about the covers of books published by penguin, and the stories about how. Penguin book covers through the years in pictures books the.

Penguin books in 1935, if you wanted to read a good book, you needed either a lot of money or a library card. During his career he produced a number of striking book cover illustrations for penguin. He is the author of the classic political satire animal farm and the dystopian masterpiece nineteen eightyfour. Apr 04, 2020 one of the more ambitious series produced at penguin in recent years is the penguin english library of 2012, a presentation of 100 classics in beautiful patterned covers. There are some real gems included, but frankly far too few. Penguin book covers through the years in pictures books. The beauty of penguin books the secret of penguin s enduring paperback covers is all in the rigorous geometry, a wise choice of illustrators and that wonky handdrawn bird published. The idea of a collection of postcards featuring classic penguin book covers is, on the surface of it, a fine idea. Hunting down the penguins and ticking off the numbers on their spines are fun for more obsessive people such as myself. See more ideas about penguin books, book cover design and book design. George orwell covers through the ages penguin books uk. Dec 23, 2012 their appeal was that they were inexpensive, easily available, and their compact size made them storable and portable. Emily bronte does describe heathcliff as black and most films have interpreted this. Culture books features 20 years of penguin essentials.

A historic guide to the world of penguin classics from its uk origin, covering a span from the ancient world to world war i, in a luxurious orange clothbound package with colored endpapers, fullcolor pages, and illustrations. This means the ultracheap clothing available i spent quite a bit of time about a week ago going through the entire backlog of posts over at refashionista, a very cool blog by south carolinian jillian owens. Emily bronte does describe heathcliff as black and most films have interpreted this by casting heathcliff with dark hair and eyes. Crazy beautiful book covers the fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but ilhether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in a bookstore, the cover piques our curiosity. Unlike many, many covers of lolita, this one shows restraint. Penguin book covers part 1 ive been concentrating on painters for quite a while now, so thought id take a look at something a little different today some graphic design featuring iconic and quintessentially british paperback book cover designs, all from penguin books. Penguin paperbacks were the brainchild of allen lane, then a director of the bodley head. The shockingly high cost of cheap fashion by elizabeth l. For background information on penguin and for more covers see part 1 below. The 60 best and worst international covers of lolita. David graduated from central saint martins in 2002 before working for penguin books as a text designer and later, a cover designer. Jan 10, 20 2012 was a great year for books and maybe even a better one for book covers.

They commissioned him to illustrate a collection of paperback editions some of which he had illustrated the hardback editionssee book covers section. The art director was jim stoddart, but the design work was done by twenty two artists who worked on the project over a period of nine months. Theres also a great set of penguin book designs on this flickr account. Fast company vibrant, minimalist new typographic covers. The illustrations of some of the penguin book covers especially for people who collect specific illustrators are exciting for many. Unfortunately, most of the covers included here are rather dull in design. The best book covers of 2012, as chosen by our favorite book. Between the years 2012 2017 before the club penguin update. There are any number of alternatives to antarctica such as. Penguin used a simple color scheme, two solid bands of color sandwiching a band of white, as very general way of identifying the genre of the book.