September 2015 |
Penguin By Hand
Penguin is a book publisher that always seems to be innovating with its packaging and design (e.g. Penguin Drop Caps, Little Black Classics, re-designed Penguin Classics by Coralie Bickford-Smith). Now Penguin is trying its hand at "craft-inspired jackets." They've taken six novels and allowed six artists to re-imagine the cover art in different media. The artwork was then reproduced as paperback cover art. The results are amazing.
For The Postmistress by Sarah Blake, artist Jenny Hart embroidered the entire design by hand. Read more about it here.
For The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank, designer Genevieve Dionne chose the art of wood burning to create her cover. Read more about it here.
For The Help by Kathryn Stockett, designer Brenda Riddle created her book jacket first in a quilt. Read more about it here.
The Penguin By Hand series also includes Karen Joy Fowler's The Jane Austen Book Club, showing a cut paper and collage-inspired cover; Kim Edwards' The Memory-Keeper's Daughter featuring a design created by "tactile typography"; and Elif Shafak's The Forty Rules of Love, displaying a needlepoint design.
For The Postmistress by Sarah Blake, artist Jenny Hart embroidered the entire design by hand. Read more about it here. For The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank, designer Genevieve Dionne chose the art of wood burning to create her cover. Read more about it here. For The Help by Kathryn Stockett, designer Brenda Riddle created her book jacket first in a quilt. Read more about it here. The Penguin By Hand series also includes Karen Joy Fowler's The Jane Austen Book Club, showing a cut paper and collage-inspired cover; Kim Edwards' The Memory-Keeper's Daughter featuring a design created by "tactile typography"; and Elif Shafak's The Forty Rules of Love, displaying a needlepoint design.
