When we enter a bookstore, we are hit by the smell of fresh paper, the soft whisper of a story from each shelf – and then something fateful happens: our eye catches the cover. Bright colors, a mysterious illustration, perhaps the ominous silence of white space. And in that moment, before we read a single line, we know: this is what we have to have. Let's take a look at the best book covers.
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Those of you who follow the music scene from the Balkans will definitely recognize the people from these albums. It will be a little less clear to you what actually happened to them on these covers.
A good cover photo for a magazine can drastically increase sales, improve the reputation of the magazine and also spark passionate discussions among people. So far, we've seen a number of provocative covers that have raised a lot of dust, and we've rounded up some of the boldest ones that are likely to be talked about for a long time.
Magazine covers must be created to immediately attract the consumer. The American TIME took care of a special front page, the likes of which we have not seen before. What have they prepared for their readers?
Working in a store can be boring at times, especially if there aren't many customers. Nowadays, most of your time is spent browsing the web or he's nailing it on Facebook. But not the employees of the Librairie Mollat bookstore in France. They became a real internet sensation after flooding their Instagram account with photos of themselves posing with book covers that successfully blend with reality.
Are you curious about how the baby from the cover of Nirvana's cult Nevermind album looks 25 years later? Spencer Elden, who in 1991 as a four-month-old baby posed in a swimming pool (due to the fear that the baby's nudity would offend someone, the Geffen label covered the delicate part with a sticker), in honor of Nirvana and the venerable anniversary of its second album, posed again underwater and recreated the famous scene, except without the US bill on the hook. The Nevermind album cover was named the third most legendary of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
The covers of books and magazines are decorated with various motifs. Faces and other parts of the body can also be found on many of them. And when you hold the book in front of your head while reading, many of the covers come to life. Check out a fun photo gallery of optical illusions with people holding or read a book/magazine with the right cover at the right time.
Filipino artist Eisen Bernardo is not just a genius. He is a Photoshop genius. Thus, Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring is suddenly Keira Knightley, Miranda Kerr replaces Adam with his Eva, and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West found themselves in Diego Velazquez's most famous painting during their wedding ceremony. We wonder what Michelangelo's reaction would be if he saw Tom Cruise suddenly appear on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel...
Fashion duo ELFS announced their new collection with "shocking" covers. Fun, fun and only fun - that's how we can describe the new campaign "Livin 'La Vida Loca'", which invites you to enjoy it.