Book cover design inspiration

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If you’re looking for escapism, 2023’s book cover design trends seem determined to banish the darkness. This year feels less about the words and more about the feeling: it seems like it’s time to forget guidelines around hierarchy and decorum and just let rip. Check out the 2023 book cover design trends.

Explore the inspiring design portfolio by Format Wars. This portfolio showcases creatively inspiring graphic designs by this designer.

This book cover shows excellent figure ground/negative space. The contours formed by the position of the fox serve as the shape of a boy, I'm assuming "Peter." This empty space also creates a wonderful focal point for the book title to nestle into.

If you’re a self-published author, standing out can be especially difficult. But there is one thing you can do to give your book a chance to stand out in an overcrowded marketplace: finding a great cover designer to work with. Here's how!

rose.gabler picked a winning design in their book cover contest. For just $399 they received 214 designs from 29 designers.

David Mautz is raising funds for The Shakespeare Collection: Modern Cover Art and Book Design on Kickstarter! Rock Paper Books is republishing Shakespeare's classics with re-imagined cover art by Robert Ball.

Where to start with your first book cover design?

jesseallenellis created a custom book cover on 99designs. They got dozens of unique ideas from professional designers and picked their favorite.