Another cool one by John + Mary Condon.
Love the tight Akzidenz.
This blind deboss would be even cooler if it matched the (upper- and lowercase) front and spine.
A little light reading. Published in 1958, but not sure when this cover (for the 5th printing) was designed. But it did say it was by John+Mary Condon.
Pretty different from this one, but for the same publisher, Touchstone. (Some time after 1960.)
In addition to starting a category for husband and wife design teams, I should start one for covers featuring grids of abstract shapes. Like this, this, and (sort of) this, as well as a bunch I ain’t posted yet.
Poor guy. I know just how he feels.
Looks like it was designed by another husband and wife team: “John+Mary Condon”—I’m gonna hafta start a category for that!
Here are a few other sites that have the same basic preoccupation. Enjoy.
Living Dead Covers – From Portugal
The Graphic Design of John+Mary Condon
Penguin Science Fiction
Things Magazine
Eric Carl’s Photostream
Insect 54’s Photostream
Judge a Book
Joe Kral
Grain Edit
The Designer’s Review of Books
Critical Terrain
Kyle Katz
Sci-Fi-O-Rama
The Book Cover Archive
Old Timey Paperbacks
The Casual Optimist
Dan Meth’s Photostream
