I didn’t get many opportunities to design book covers, but if I had to I would definitly want to do it for Pelican or Penguin. Those birdy publishers seem to give a lot of freedom to their cover designers, even the freedom to use the simplest shapes to give a general feeling to the reader like in the following examples.

veneral diseases Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

Veneral diseases.

what is history Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

What is History, cover design by Germano Facetti.

psychology of perception Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

The Psychology of Perception.

the divided self Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

The Divided Self.

meet yourself Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

Meet yourself as you really are, cover design by Michael Tucker.

the underachieving school Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

The Underachieving School, cover design by Germano Facetti.

physical fitness Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

Physical Fitness.

dying Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

Dying, cover design by Germano Facetti.

the apprentices Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

The apprentices, cover design by Robert Hollingsworth.

hare sitting up Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

Hare sitting up, cover design by Alan Aldridge.

hare sitting up1 Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

The Pictorial Cover, by Stephen Horsfall.

the case of torches Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

The Case of Torches, cover by George Daulby.

operation pax Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

Operation Pax, cover design by Alan Aldridge.

crosswords from peking Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

Crosswords from Peking, cover design by Robert Hollingsworth.

how children fail Geometric book cover designs, simple shapes that say it all

How Children Fail.

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