Creating a custom book cover design is both an art and a science. It is about balancing creativity with market appeal by combining design and psychology so readers instantly connect with your story.

Using typeface Windsor and a custom font, the book’s UK publishers Canongate went with the same design. Munichs by David Peace; Publisher: Faber; Designer: Luke Bird; Art Director: Pete Adlington This ...

Writer and editor Mark Sinclair reflects on the influence that the digital world has had on our understanding of book cover design, before rounding up his favourite covers of the year Ahead of sharing ...