Helen yentus book cover design

Yentus makes inventive use of typography that reinforces the message of the words. Magenta asked 15 book designers to nominate the best covers that they hadnt created themselves. The book cover design, illustration and art direction of helen crawfordwhite. Jan 15, 2014 first 3dprinted book cover created with a makerbot. Helen yentus new york article book cover design for. Jul 16, 2018 if your head spins a little when looking at helen yentus cover for camus most famous book, youre in the right headspace to start reading this disturbing, challenging story. Helen yentus is graphic designer and art director of riverhead books. The following collection of covers use typography to evoke a certain time and place.

She has been designing book covers for over a decade, and her work has been featured in print. Chances are even better that one book cover will consistently jump off the screen. Much like crafting the perfect typography, learning to design a great book cover takes passion, dedication and the desire to be bold. With your beautiful new book cover design as a professional book cover artist and designer i want you to be superpleased with your new book cover design. The case was designed by riverhead art director helen yentus and members of makerbots inhouse design team. Helen yentus lit design 12019 welcome to the bold and blocky instagram era of book covers book jackets built for amazon thumbnails, instagram clicks, and indiebookstore easteregg hunts. Helen yentus is the art director of riverhead books. On monday, peter mendelsund, jaya miceli, oliver munday, and helen yentus as they discussed their design experience with curators fabrizio. Patternmaking for fashion design 5th edition armstrong, helen joseph on. The slipcase was made by brooklyns makerbot using a.

Bespoke book covers a beautiful book cover designed for you. Rodrigo corral design collaboration with shift integrative medicine the studio was commissioned for art, design, and web for their new york city practice. In this case, however, yemtus has done such clear work that the title reads right away, despite the fact that it never actually fully appears. The fall by albert camus book cover design, the fall albert. Unlike most designers who allow only two changes, and charge a fee for more we keep designing until youre 100% happy. Ita s a lavishly illustrated peek behind the scenes. Considering the versatility and precision in helen yentus book covers, one might see a master in absolute control. See more ideas about book cover design, book design and cover. Matheus moreira women of graphic design helen yentus new york article book cover. In all areas of production, a great deal of time and thought is put into how to.

The regular hardcover which is beautiful in itself see below has a handlettered jacket. A good book cover must somehow take the poetry of the writers words and transform it into a visual that embodies the emotional power of the text. Hello illustration book covers book design bio contact shop riverhead books ad. Grace han, senior designer for riverhead books, has worked at penguin random house for nearly four years, designing covers for a wide range of titles, everything from cookbooks the art of flavor to drew barrymores memoir. Yentus is behind the worlds first 3dprinted book cover. The worlds first book cover features popup typography. A cover has to not only tell something about what the story is about, but also be appealing to the book s target readership. I especially love the illustration for hope and impediments.

My first clue upon receiving this book was on the cover where it says that circulating this book outside of india was unauthorized. May 17, 2017 if you ask book designers to explain what makes for a great cover, however, they can tell you about how the various design elementsthe typeface, the color scheme, and the compositioncome together to create a visual metaphor for the text. This book cover has an optical illusion of white and black shards. The first word eat represents her months in italy, wherein she recovered from her depression through food and pasta. The book cover archive is edited and maintained by ben pieratt and eric jacobsen. So we wont stop designing until youre jumping with joy with your new cover. Dec 23, 2009 best fiction cover the way through doors by jesse ball, cover design. Or use the generative design tools here in penccil to create amaz. Oct 30, 2017 nonfiction books dont have to sacrifice style with boring book covers. Riverhead books, art by jaime hernandez riverhead books, lettering by jason booher riverhead books, photograph by emine ziyatdinova riverhead books. Helen yentus 3d slipcase book design, cover design. Book cover designer ebook cover designer is part of graphic design books ebook cover designer, book cover designer, 11 years of design experience, have designed more than 400 book covers, chekout after confirmation beautiful minimal book cover from the criterion collection. For the penguin deluxe classics series, she and creative director paul buckley assembled a dream team of comic book artistschris ware.

Pearson new international edition helen joseph armstrong on. Helen yentus, art director of riverhead books, is consistently one of the most interesting and innovative book cover designers in the. Discover more packaging changrae lee design graphic inspiration. Something for the pain, which is a 2008 medical memoir by paul austin, attracts readers with its clever use of white space. Penguin random house, in partnership with strand book store, recently presented an exhibit of 100 notable book covers created by a select group of penguin random house creative designers and art directors in a special be my cover exhibit in the rare book room at strand book store in new york city. Im only laughing because my process is a disaster, she says.

Theres no question about the inside of a book being the important part, but the cover is a fantastic way to set the tone for what the reader can expect to find hidden in the pages. For this article, we interviewed helen yentus, art director at riverhead, and asked her to guide us through the multifaceted world of cover design. May 05, 2018 the stranger is a famous novel by albert camus, about the leading characters emotionless personality and detachment from the society. Cover designer helen yentus conveys the sterile, nameless atmosphere of a hospital waiting room with large white boxes.

They can also be wildly challenging when compared with many other types of designs. This course introduces students to core concepts in the media field including color theory, design and production terminology, reproduction processes, file formats and substrates. Watch the making of the cover video to see how the letters were done. Watch this free, 40minute presentation on book cover design and discover 3 foolproof layouts that work for any genre, and the one thing every cover has to do its not. May 17, 2018 celebrating the art of the book cover peter mendelsund, jaya miceli, oliver munday, helen yentus, and 100 beautiful books. Book covers designed by aaup 2011 judge helen yentus. In this cover by helen yentus, the designer has placed white boxes to mimic the sterile look of hospital lights. Helen yentus 3d slipcase book design, cover design, typography. Jan 2, 2017 helen yentus new york article book cover design for albert.

Its hard to pull off or get approved a cover where the title is obscured. Yentus, art director at riverhead books, chuckles at the thought. Dec 22, 2014 the best book covers not only manage to convey a sense of the words within, but they also stand alone as portable works of art. Whether you design your own book or hire a professional cover designer, you must learn the rules to avoid the expensive and embarrassing mistakes most firsttime authors make. The book cover archive, for the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design.

Keely oshannessy is an aucklandbased book designer and cover artist. In all areas of production, a great deal of time and thought is put into how to attract readers and turn them into lifelong fans of your work. Riverhead design labs is an experimental junction where art, books, and invention intersect. In 1989, designer helen yentus designed a series of black and white geometric covers for albert camus books, which were originally published in the 40s.

Over the past 10 years, she has worked for many of the publishers in new zealand and has designed covers for numerous awardwinning books. A wing of the awardwinning publisher riverhead books, the design labs team brings an artistic touch and a maker sensibility to each and every book cover. Celebrating the art of the book cover literary hub. A grey and offwhite colour scheme, matched with 3d typography, does a good job of portraying the 1920s.

Something for the weekend the brilliant jon gray and jamie keenan reveal the 20 irrefutable theories of book cover. It also strategically anonymizes the doctor on the cover to make the book more universal. Helen yentus designed, book cover of on such a full sea by changrae lee created with a makerbot us publisher riverhead has collaborated with firm makerbot to create the first book sleeve. The designer and art director, grace han and helen yentus, did an incredible job of portraying the book s themes on the cover. Why you should judge a book by its cover graphic design. Today, yentus continues as the art director at riverhead, and asserts shes still doing the same thing she was doing four years ago which means she is still pushing the limits of design. Creativindie book cover design professional book cover. Lectures will provide students with a historical perspective of the media field as well as. The stark lines converging on the diffuse, cloudlike title creates a headache inducing optical illusion. Author interview c pam zhang, author of how much of. Vintage books albert camus fiction series published by vintage books in 1991, designed by helen yentus, featured by stark black and white interplay. Many book cover designers turn to photographs when creating book covers.

Jun 19, 2015 helen yentus cover design for catch and release elevates a photo with an everyday feel and makes it feel special and personal to the viewer. And with so many different type designs to choose from retro fonts, script fonts and tattoo fonts, for example designers all over the globe are producing some cracking covers. Unable to find designer info miguel syjuco ilustrado book cover using the zoom theory, a pen nib to create a bigger picture. Jun 18, 2014 the art of book cover design is delicate. Nov 20, 2014 sure the old saying, dont judge a book by its cover, is good advice in most cases, but its also a fun rule to break.

What first struck me about this cover design is how dominant the word pray is. Helen yentus, the riverhead art director responsible for most of the covers. The book is about a recently divorced woman who traveled to three different destinations throughout the year. When the struggle is part of the process eye on design. Book covers can be incredibly creative design projects. My first clue upon receiving this book was on the cover where it says that circulating this book outside of india was. Classic typography try new century schoolbook to imitate the look of the text that slots perfectly into the white space provided by the photo gives that finishing touch. Mar 30, 2018 helen yentus came up with a delightful cover design for gilberts bestseller, eat, pray, love.

These 50 awesome book covers will inspire you learn. See more ideas about book cover design, book design and cover design. Dazzling, blocky book covers designed for amazon, instagram. We believe you deserve the best book cover possible. Book cover designer helen yentus calls confidence her enemy and. Although she has worked in various genres, shes especially fond of repackaging classics, calling them the ultimate design project. Beautiful minimal book cover from the criterion collection a criterion designsa a is a new book celebrating three decades of superb, universally acclaimed movie packaging design from the criterion collection. If for any reason whatsoever, youre not happy with your book cover design simply let me know and i will. Really loved working on kwons powerful novel, an intoxicating love story and the religious cult which fractures it. Mar 22, 2018 when done right, brilliant uses of typography on a book cover can encourage readers to reach for the shelves and get nose deep in a novel. Book covers, design inspiration, comics, literature, publishing, and pop culture. Helen yentus, the art director of riverhead books, designed two covers for the recently published on such a full sea by changrae lee.