Penguin Classics New Design
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Penguin books paid particular attention to the design of its books recruiting german typographer jan tschichold in 1947.
Penguin classics new design. John siciliano classics executive editor. So i was excited to hear from coralie bickford smith of penguin classics about these new pattern inspired book covers. He has brought to the list many new titles from around the world from china japan france italy germany spain russia sweden turkey argentina colombia mexico brazil kenya and egypt as well as american classics such as twelve years a slave by solomon northup appointment in. Reading guides for penguin classics including teachers guides and suggestions for starting reading groups.
I ve been spending the last few weeks deep in the new york public library working on our new joint video series which launches next week so i ve definitely got books on the brain. The early minimalist designs were modernised by italian art director germano facetti who joined penguin in 1961. Coralie designed this 10 book series and included a beautiful matte foil design on each. John siciliano is executive editor of penguin classics.
In the first of three articles celebrating the design history of penguin modern classics henry eliot creative editor of penguin classics explores the origins of this iconic series in april 1961 four titles were published by penguin with a new look and a new name. The new classics were known as black classics for their black covers which also featured artwork appropriate to the topic and period of the work. Here are some examples and please do judge our books by their covers.