Peter Mendelsund estimates he's designed "somewhere between 600 and 1,000 book covers," ranging from Crime and Punishment to Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. But the self-taught, sought-after designer ...

The Illustrated Dust Jacket, 1920-1970 chronicles the rise of the book dust jacket from disposable object to a creative platform for publishing design. “In view of its origins as a plain protection to ...

"It's said that you can't judge a book by its cover. George Salter, a legendary figure in the field of book design, never subscribed to this belief. For more than forty years, his beautifully drawn ...

The German visual artists who worked during the Weimar Republic — among them George Grosz, Hannah Höch, and Otto Dix — are celebrated the world over for their stylistic inventions and brutal critiques ...