A book by its cover

About contemporary Polish book cover design

Release date November 8, 2021
Number of pages 440

Binding hard
Dimensions 160 × 230 mm
Cover design Patryk Mogilnicki

It's better not to judge the content of books by their covers—and yet they evoke vivid emotions in readers, from delight to disgust, from curiosity to reluctance. When, almost a decade ago, Patryk Mogilnicki, an illustrator, designer and literature enthusiast, saw a particularly ugly edition of his favourite novel in a bookstore, he shared his frustration on Facebook and founded the website I Would Buy This Book If It Weren’t for the Cover. Within a few days, it gained a large group of die-hard fans: people for whom books are more than content; they are faithful companions in our lives.

This volume was created for people like you.

The author gathered a select group of people who create books. It introduces the most important designers, discusses particularly famous and successful projects, and asks some of them in more detail about their work in the industry, their greatest successes, their most painful failures and unrealised projects, many of which can be seen here.

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