When Michael Bierut was tapped to design a logo for public school libraries, he had no idea that he was embarking on a years-long passion project. In this hilarious talk, he recalls his obsessive quest to bring energy, learning, art and graphics into these magical spaces where school librarians can inspire new generations of readers and thinkers.
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Celebrating Clever Book Covers on Booko: Evicted
Today’s clever cover is Evicted. The cover shows a wall where photos have once been hung and the shadows remaining are eerie.
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Celebrating Clever Book Covers on Booko: But What if We’re Wrong?
Today’s clever cover is But What if We’re Wrong? Chuck Klosterman asks questions that are profound in their simplicity which matches its cover.
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Celebrating Clever Book Covers on Booko: The End of Food
Today’s clever cover is The End of Food. It’s a close-up look at the modern food system and the cover is a an image of how our food is packaged.
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Celebrating Clever Book Covers on Booko: Egg
Today’s clever cover is Egg. Its cover is a wonderful example of simplicity. It’s just an egg and no text.
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Celebrating Clever Book Covers on Booko: Silence Once Begun
Today’s clever cover is Silence Once Began. Its cover is a wonderful example of negative space revealing a face without a mouth.
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Celebrating Clever Book Covers on Booko: Infidelities
Today’s clever cover is Infidelities. Its cover is floorplan in which the title is spread over multiple rooms of the house much like the tales of lust, deceit and regret inside the book.
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Celebrating Clever Book Covers on Booko:An Ethics of Interrogation
Today’s clever cover is An Ethics of Interrogation. It’s cover is simple and depicts it’s cover perfectly.
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Celebrating Clever Book Covers on Booko: Dog Ear
Today’s clever cover is Dog Ear. Like its cover depicts, Dog Ear explores the marks we leave on a world whose social and political markers are constantly shifting.
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Celebrating Clever Book Covers on Booko: More Than This
Today’s clever cover is More Than This. Boy does this book cover pack a punch with a striking monotone background and a bold pop of yellow.
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