Is that your kid's drawing or the cover of the hottest new novel?

From fashion runways to the covers of books, a trendy "naive" aesthetic is ditching polished perfection for the deliberate ...
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How to judge a book by its cover

Art historian Alka Pande is multi-tasking. When talking about book cover design in the run-up to the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize announcement anytime this month, she cuts out to handle something ...
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Why you should judge a book by its cover, according to a PNW designer

You know the phrase: Don't judge a book by its cover. And yes, in modern parlance, it’s more about not judging people. Looks ...
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‘Restraint, clarity, respect for the story’: Devangana Dash’s philosophy for designing book covers

Devangana Dash, winner of 2025 Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize. Devangana Dash is a book designer, art director and educator, and the most recent winner of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize. She ...