A book cover’s design is no less important than the contents inside. And let’s be honest, we all judge a book by its cover sometimes. Although we have surely come across several books with such ingenious designs that leave us in awe and admiration, the people who do graphic designs for books often work behind the scene and go largely unrecognized. Below we introduce you to five talented book cover designers. We can safely say that after seeing their works, you will definitely want to own some of the books listed here.
Tik Santi
The image
that appears on London and Secrets behind Kisses has a story of its own.
Several people worked together to make the cover look exactly as the author imagined it. A big
thanks goes out to a
book by Tone Anusorn Tipayan for
information about cigarettes and lipstick colors; to Pichan Sukaritsatit for
professional photography skills; to photographer assistant Vachira Charoenrat
for image editing; and Kanoknuch Sillapawisawakul for final color correction before
going into print.
Manita
Songserm
An up-and-coming designer whose works are
extremely unique and not to be missed, Manita Songsern debuted her first book
cover design on SUM: Forty tales from the afterlives, a book by Chaichai
Books publishing house. She subsequently designed the cover of several other
books, including Loneliness
of a Long-Distance Runner[SJ2] , Jazz Murakami, and
Revenge, which became a sensation for quite a while. In addition to book
covers, Manita has also designed posters for many awesome exhibitions.
Follow Manita at: http://manita-s.tumblr.com/
THE UNI_FORM DESIGN STUDIO
A
design studio specializing in collages, THE UNI_FORM DESIGN STUDIO has created a
variety of amazing book covers, including academic publications such as Hopes
and Imaginations in Humanities and the Thai translation of The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the
Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction.
They have also done illustrations in magazines. In short, they are a design
studio with more than just one expertise.
Follow them at: https://www.facebook.com/TheUniFormDesignStudio/
Practical Design Studio
Practical
Design Studio was behind the remarkable cover design of books such as Musashi
and Siddhartha (Design Edition), published by openworlds. Both
covers –minimal yet profound– were designed by Practical Design Studio’s Santi
Lawratchawee. The studio was also heavily
involved in the famous campaign titled ‘I Am a Thai Graphic Designer’ and
multiple other fascinating exhibitions.
Follow them at: https://www.facebook.com/practicaldesignstudio/
WRONGDESIGN
To
label Kornmaipol Sirimongkolrujikul –better known as Wrongdesign–
as one of Thailand’s top book cover designers, would not be too far off the
mark. The number of book covers he has designed is at least 500. Among his most
familiar works are the Thai translation of Haruki Murakami’s Underground,
published by Gammemagie, and Paper: An Elegy, published by
openworlds. Given this background, we hail Kornmaipol as one of the most
talented book cover designers in Thailand. Come to think of it, are you sure
the book you are reading was not designed by Wrongdesign?
Follow them at: https://www.facebook.com/Kornmaipol