Penguin's "Boys Own Books" Series
Very interesting art direction for Penguin's forthcoming "Boys Own Books" series: I think these covers will appeal more to book-buying parents than book-reading kids, which probably makes sense. There's a strong and very cool Hardy Boys-like "rushing into possible danger" element to most of these.
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These are absolutely gorgeous! Penguin does such an awesome job with its covers. Just yesterday I blogged about their Classic Deluxe Edition, which also includes some amazing covers. Yay Penguin.
Oh, wow. Fabulous.
They're retro but they're very bold and eye-catching. And you're right, they are Hardy Boys art styled.
ah, SO much better than the other "cool" teenage stuff out there. Just today I was sent an email from a bookstore for this winner from James Patterson. Ew.
http://www.amazon.com/Maximum-Ride-Saving-Extreme-Sports/dp/0316155608/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-6654419-4184967?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180637923&sr=8-1
(apologies for the link, couldn't find a pic of the cover alone)
Awesome book covers. Very catchy to the eye.
i think each has its own style. the She cover for instance is very reminiscent of art nouveau adverts.
Thanks for your comments. I designed these book jackets and its really nice to see the covers talked about. There are two more in the series and each cover has a style relivant to the date it was first published.
Cheers!
I really, really like this selection. Niice.
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