They say you should never judge a book by its cover, but as a man intrigued by the concept of judgement, the French philosopher Albert Camus would allow us to make an exception. Happily the covers ...

If most book cover designs are conceived as quick-to-metabolize ... Handled differently, the cover might have performed like an overly clever joke. Treated in this way, it’s serious.

Remember, the function of a book cover is more to draw new readers than to impress readers who have finished a book with clever references to the content. Simple is good. Being visually engaging ...

If you're looking for a clever way to reuse portions of books before sending them off to be recycled, turning the covers into postcards is a novel way to give them one last send off. Over at the ...

If sewing isn't a parenting skill you've mastered yet, then Cape Town company, Ever Sew Clever, designs and produce reusable A4 book covers made from shweshwe fabric. The owner of the company shares ...

How good are you at 'reading' book covers when the titles have been removed? Take our quiz, and see how clever design might be influencing your book choices. All the covers in this quiz feature in ...