As soon as I stumbled across these gorgeous book covers, I knew I had to share them here on the blog. The Penguin Drop Cap series is a collaboration between Jessica Hische (who has had her work appear in projects like Moonrise Kingdom) and Paul Buckley, the VP Executive Creative Director at Penguin. In this series they’ve reinvented classic texts with bright, bold covers and beautiful typography. I think it would be a dream to be able to purchase the entire collection- they would make a wonderful addition to anyone’s library.
Speaking of books, I still need to share my impressions of the books I read last month- look for that post coming soon!
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![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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I love how everything new is getting simpler and more retro :)
Yes! I love this design- it’s simple with just the single capital letter as the focus, but still elaborate with all the beautiful swirls.
I LOVE these covers! This is insane, but I might just want ALL of these books if only to decorate my shelves!
Me too!
how beautiful (and alphabetical) love!
Agreed, so cool, right? :)
Ooh, these are lovely! I’d adore a collection like that, too. I don’t have much of an organized classics collection – only a few from the Barnes & Noble line that match, but otherwise it’s a scattering of paperbacks and hardcovers. ;) I still haven’t seen Moonrise Kingdom, but I’m crazy about the artistry of it. One of these days I want to go through and watch all of Wes Anderson’s films in order. Maybe a good project for 2013!
I don’t have any organized collections at all, but I think it would be so lovely to own a set like this. Also, I just saw Moonrise Kingdom over the holidays and it was really adorable- I know you’ll love it!