The first impression.
Attractiveness to the reader
and bookshops.
Tempting.
To sell.
Therefor publishers like a cover first.
Understandable.
Sometimes months upfront
before the launchdate itself.
Does it have to fit the category?
Does it?
I like to look for edges there.
To have a fit
with being remarkable too.
One of the reasons I like artboooks.
Is they often go beyond that.
The cover,
it’s a new canvas to play with.
A new possiblity to let the story shine,
differently.
Condensed.
Like a poster.
An add.
“
A book cover is a distillation.
It’s a haiku of the story.
_ Chipp Kidd
“
My default mode
likes to design the cover last.
Recently I started the design of a book
with the cover.
A little revolution for myself.
