You might not have heard of book cover design's "7 second" test ... Pick up a book, glance at the front and back covers, and you'll likely make the decision to either nestle it back on the ...

a back-to-basics, books-first strategy. Other stores will have a different look. The design of a new location in Brooklyn reveals the polished concrete floors from its past life as a Barneys New York.

survey the covers of other literary nonfiction books, and report back to her about which ones I liked, and why. The main principles of design—in books, appliances, cars, clothing, everything ...

Among the many challenges book cover designers face is trying to ... But lately, another cover design trend has been popping up on this summer’s crop of beach reads: the flat woman.