28 April 2012 in Graphic Design, Literature

How rad is this set of vintage Paul Rand book covers? Bright colours, bold shapes, handwritten-esque type, collage feel… I’m diggin’ them in every way. When the cover’s this good, forget judging the book…The covers could each easily stand on their own as a piece of art. Why, oh why, don’t they make book covers like this any more? Wishful thinking, I suppose. But it’s probably for the best or I’d have spent every last penny I own on more books than I could ever possibly read. (Or wait, I may have already done that… just a little bit.)

Images via sllab on Flickr.



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Zoya on 29th April 2012

Well I know they say never judge a book by its cover but when the covers are as nice as this its a little hard not too! I must say that I do get drawn to books based on their cover sometimes, if you can fall in love with the cover whats between it should be just as awesomen :)

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K on May 5th, 2012

Absolutely – if there’s a gorgeous cover staring up at me, it’s hard to ignore it!

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Jessica on 29th April 2012

Oh I hate when people say not to judge a book by its cover, it never works to NOT! Plus, I love how aesthetically pleasing all my books are, I can’t have a lime green book with fuschia comic sans titles!

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K on May 5th, 2012

You’re right, it’s really hard not to judge books by covers. Especially pretty ones. An attractive cover will definitely pull me in over one that isn’t. And I’m less likely to try a book on a whim if it has an icky cover.

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Cam on 29th April 2012

those are adorable, always love great Retro/Vintage Artworks! xo

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