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The Folio Society illustration

Want to illustrate a Kazuo Ishiguro novel?

By Joe Foley published

Entries open for The Folio Book Illustration Award 2026.

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Penguin fantasy-themed Cover Design Award shortlisted entries for Terry Pratchett's Night Watch and A Wrinkle in Time

Artists take on a Terry Pratchett classic for the Penguin Cover Design Award

By Joe Foley published

Check out the shortlisted entries for this year's fantasy theme.

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Romantasy book covers

The romantasy genre has destroyed book cover design

By Natalie Fear published

Is BookTok to blame?

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Book cover art showing a wizard in a laboratory

How to go from rough sketch to stunning book cover art in three steps

By Ivan Shavrin, Joe Foley published

Discover how Marvel and DC artist Ivan Shavrin brings the energy of his initial sketch to his final cover art.

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promotional image featuring a romantic close-up of two people in 19th-century attire leaning in for a kiss against a hazy, pale background.

From moorland to Margot: what 179 years of Wuthering Heights covers can teach designers today

By Tom May published

Experts discuss what we can learn.

Graphic Design
Half His Age book cover

Jeanette McCurdy’s new book cover wants to make you squirm

By Natalie Fear published

Provocative design can be powerful.

Books
A composite image features the cover of "Angel Train: Four Novellas" by Elizabeth Smither on the left and the cover of "Obligate Carnivore and other stories" by Stephanie Johnson on the right, flanking the logo for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards in the centre.

Why are we punishing authors for illustrations they had nothing to do with?

By Tom May published

Fighting back against AI needs to be done thoughtfully.

Design

Beloved children's book covers get dystopian makeunder

By Rosie Hilder published

Designs warn of a worrying future.

Art
A sketch for book cover art by Dan Dos Santos

Acclaimed book cover artist Dan dos Santos reveals his unused sketches

By ImagineFX staff published

Sketching is a crucial part of the Marvel Masterpieces artist's process.

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I really want this new illustrated set of Jane Austen novels

By Rosie Hilder published

Woodcuts, silk covers, monograms, oh my!

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