From Drop Caps to Deluxes, Penguin Creative Director Paul Buckley presents a visual overview of the innovative covers that have put Penguin Classics at the forefront of the book design world, with a foreword by Audrey Niffenegger In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Penguin Classics, Classic Penguin: Cover to Cover showcases over ten years of stunning cover designs from Penguin Classics. This curated tour begins with the now-iconic redesign of signature black spine Penguin Classics series in 2003 and moves through award-winning series like Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxes, Penguin Drop Caps, and Penguin Horror. Exhibiting a mesmerizing array of front covers and full cover layouts, Paul Buckley illuminates the unique and inventive approaches to typography, image, and design that package the best works in literature. Throughout the book, the artists and designers including Chris Ware, Ivan Brunetti, Jillian Tamaki, Jessica Hische, and Ruben Toledo who have collaborated with Penguin C...

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Paul Buckley is one of the premiere Creative Directors working today, overseeing a diverse group of Designers and Art Directors creating exceptional book covers and branding for 15 imprints and countless authors within the Penguin Random House publishing group. For the past two decades, his iconic design and singular art direction has been showcased on thousands of covers and jackets garnering him...