It’s common knowledge that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but… By working on the visual side of books, graphic designers, illustrators and typographers help create the perfect reading ...

Once they have developed their design system, entrants need to show it being deployed consistently across any three of the following book covers: Rather than designing three book covers with ...

What they're saying: "When you go into a bookshop, you do pick up books that you like the look of … there's power behind good cover design because it will draw people in before even the blurb ...

It seems book covers are getting increasingly formulaic thanks to movie adaptations, minimalist design trends and genre conventions, creating a generic design plague in bookshops across the globe.