Top 10 books of the year, graphic novels and audio books view photos book world critics pick the best reads of 2014 in fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels and audio books. Top ten things we likedislike on our book covers to learn more about top ten tuesday or see the list of future topics click here. In the past, book cover designers were limited in their photo options. Just because you can design your own cover doesnt mean you should. Oliver munday, jason booher, ben wiseman, coralie bickfordsmith, greg heinimann, jennifer heuer, matthew young, darren haggar, jim tierney. Artists darwyn cooke, mike del mundo, and skottie young all had four covers in our top 100 lineup this year, while giuseppe camuncoli had three. And, if you see a great one in 20, leave a comment here so we can consider it for next years list. To make some kind of amends, i thought i would post a selection of 50 ya covers from 2014. Each of these images stands out and offers an eyecatching design that sticks with us even weeks. View the top 100 best sellers for each year, in amazon books, kindle ebooks, music, mp3 songs and video games. The true story of apes in america, loren coleman presents series from cosimo books, and other books in 2009, a sasquatch scholar asked me what i might pick as my ten top bigfoot books, including my own. This edition is for submissions during january, 2014. Best covers of 2014 989 books goodreads share book. Maybe makes you squint or smile or pause for a second.
Oliver munday, jason booher, ben wiseman, coralie bickfordsmith, greg heinimann, jennifer heuer, matthew young, darren haggar, jim tierney, but to name a few excellent contemporary book cover designers. Harley quinn, darth vader, and captain america are all on this months best covers. Best book covers of 2012 new zealands finest view all cards in best book covers 4 view all cards in book covers 15 view all cards in new zealand 34 view all cards in publishing we welcome your respectful and ontopic comments and questions in this limited public forum. Top 10 of 2014 best book covers of 2014 thebooknympho. From jarry lee at buzzfeed, 32 of the most beautiful book covers of 2014. Here are 19 of the best book covers so far, anyway of 2014. I also want thank my fellow book design bloggers, notably book covrs, booketing, and caustic. Youll unlock photoshops secrets, new goodies, and timesaving features, with expert tips and practical editing advice you can use every day. This list should be comprised only of books released in 2015 jennifers top 10.
Apr 12, 2014 the top 25 greatest spiderman covers of all time by john the mego stretch hulk cimino simply amazing. It was the rare case in which a novel had so much momentum that the best thing a designer could do was stay out of the way. Dan wagstaff, aka the casual optimist, picked 50 covers for 2014. We have thousands of facebook covers to choose from. Dec 14, 2014 its been a goodlooking year for books, and i thought that a little recap of the best and the most beautiful might be fun. I believe theres a time and a place for almost every fontbut not your book cover. When youre in the book store with only a few minutes to scan the hundreds of. Dec 28, 2014 the art of print design and magazine covers is more important than ever. Browse amazons best sellers of 2012 so far list to find the most popular products throughout the year based on sales, updated hourly. Best book covers of 2014 my pick of new zealands finest.
With cutbacks, ipads, and the internet, its imperative that art directors, editors, and. Nprs book concierge our guide to 2014s great reads. But every book on this list is spectacular in one way or anotherand industry expert approved. The alltime 50 best bigfoot books 1961 2014 by loren coleman, cryptozoologist and author, mysterious america, cryptozoology a to z, bigfoot. Its a yearly event where bloggers participate and make lists about top 10 things in relation to books.
Silence once begun by jesse ball the best book covers of 2014 by nytimes. Ill be the first person to hold their hand up and say. The best book covers of 2014 design by rodrigo corral and tyler comrie. Many, many thanks to all the book designers and publishing folk including my colleagues alisha, brooke, and megan at raincoast for their. Its been a goodlooking year for books, and i thought that a little recap of the best and the most beautiful might be fun. We need more brilliant graphic designers for book covers. As dust jackets became more common, covers were added to the competition. Photoshop cc is an outstanding image editor, but it can be pretty overwhelming. Best book boyfriends of 2014 must be from a book released in 2014 and from a book youve read in 2014 friday, december 26th. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The book cover designer the largest selection of premade book covers online. The top 50 fiction books for 2014 the washington post. The art of print design and magazine covers is more important than ever.
Enjoy our list of the most stunning book covers of the year. They always say you shouldnt judge a book by its cover, but thats not necessarily true for comics. The 60 best book covers of 2016, as chosen by designers. The 30 best book covers of 2014 paste paste magazine. From fantastical worlds of wizardry to dystopian states, these book picks are sure to hold your middle schoolers. Here are the winners of the best book jackets in 2014. Apr 09, 2014 top 10 best comic book covers of the month. 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. Pastes liz shinn and alisan lemay present their 30 best book covers of 2014.
February 2014 ign harley quinn, darth vader, and captain america are all on this months best covers. Best covers of 2014 the best book covers published in 2014. This book makes learning photoshop as easy as possible by explaining the hows and whys in a friendly, conversational style. Its a yearly event where bloggers participate and make lists about top 10 things. The greatest book covers not only convey a sense of the words within, but they also stand alone as portable works of art. And, if you missed, here are the best book covers of 2011. What is the value of a book cover if fewer and fewer people shop at bookstores. With cutbacks, ipads, and the internet, its imperative that art directors, editors, and photographers get their magazine covers right. Lousy book covers just because you can design your own. The top 25 greatest spiderman covers of all time blogger. Oct 24, 2014 top 5 book covers friday, 24 october 2014. The top 10 fonts you should never use on a book cover and 15. And from much earlier in the year for some reason, zachary petits 19 of the best book covers of 2014 at print. Always on my mind by the pet shop boys has been elected the top cover version of all time, as voted for by the public and.
Weve rounded up some unique and breathtaking book covers that are. Matterprinted best book covers, beautiful book covers, book cover art, book. These ten books listed below are not only noteworthy because of their stunning covers, but also because they are. I love a bunch of these covers, many of them are brilliant. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. At the ny times, nicholas blechman weighs in with his picks for the best book covers of 2014. So without further ado, feast your eyes on the 60 best book covers of the yearand id suggest checking out more of the recommenders work while youre at it, too. Comic book covers are made to grab your attention so youll pick up an issue and give it a read.
Jun 24, 2014 top ten things we likedislike on our book covers to learn more about top ten tuesday or see the list of future topics click here. Area xthe southern reach trilogy annihilation, authority, and acceptance by. Discover amazons top 100 bestselling products in 2012, 2011, 2010 and beyond. Jul 14, 2014 welcome to the e book cover design awards. From jarry lee at buzzfeed, 32 of the most beautiful b.
Do you ever buy a book because you are attracted to its cover. All the ncaaf college football scores and betting information you need. Of course, finding them turned out to be a pretty daunting task. Because of this, book cover designers should get massive props for creating the art that faithfully accompany the written endeavor of the writers. Jun 18, 2014 sure, you should never judge a book by its cover. Top trends in book cover design forecast for 2018 the. I maintain that artistic, creative book covers arent great for mainstream books, especially selfpublished mainstream books, because they need to be more genreobvious to attract the right kind of reader. Theres nothing inherently wrong with this font, i guess, but ive seen it on book covers, company logos, signs and more. Looking at spideys comic book covers or his appearances on covers always exemplified the meaning of superheroicfantasy and total nonstop. The top 10 fonts you should never use on a book cover and. Jan 04, 20 so, here is my list of best book covers for 2012.
People who say you shouldnt judge a book by its cover must have missed these beauties. Your covers job is to convince us to read your book, that its worth our time and money more than the other 500,000 books out there. Dec 03, 2014 heres our collection of the best book covers of 2014. A list with the most beautiful covers of ya books that are published in 2014. As 2014 draws to a close, weve picked out our 100 favorite comic book covers from the past year. Today we are talking about things we like and dislike on book covers. Stock images were too generic and custom images too expenses. Heres our collection of the best book covers of 2014. This survey of book design represents perhaps the longeststanding legacy in american graphic design.
The top 10 fonts you should never use on a book cover and 15 better alternatives. Photography has always been a trend in book covers, but in 2018, the trend is going to move more toward unique, oneofakind imagery. Dec 03, 2014 nprs book concierge our guide to 2014s great reads. Dec 26, 2014 the top 100 comic book covers of 2014. Beginning in 1923, the fifty books of the year competition was a yearly mainstay of aiga.