Monday, 27 February 2012

Saturday, 18 February 2012

Celebrating Picador's 40th in Black and White

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Picador re-issued 12 of its classic fiction titles with arresting cover designs rendered in black and white.

According to Neil Lang, Senior Designer for Picador, "Originally the series started with a more rigid feel, using the same typography and positioning on all, but by using black and white to unite them, it meant that a typeface could be chosen to suit each title. And of course, I couldn't resist a nod to the classic white spine, which always looked great on a bookshelf. Every cover is different and I think works individually, but when seen together work as a set."

Aside from the re-designed cover, each book comes with a section of extra material, such as contemporary review coverage, author interviews and essays, original jacket art work, reading guides and more.











Sunday, 5 February 2012

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