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Design Devices: LOUD Book Covers

All types of all-type covers

Design Devices: LOUD Book Covers

All types of all-type covers

Publishers love to see the volume turned way UP on titles until they’re SHOUTING with demanding, bold typography. The digital thumbnail is the new storefront window, and as such, publishers often ask designers to ditch graphics in favor of colossal typography. This “trend” is nothing new and it’s probably not going anywhere soon.

It’s not easy to create an all-type cover that is ALSO interesting, distinct, and well-designed. Just filling the rectangular page with text is not enough. A good designer does this while making sure that not every cover with LOUD typography looks the same.

Here is a BIG collection of all-type covers, where typography reigns supreme and letters themselves have become the art. Explore the tag “loud text” for even more covers like these.

*If you’re able to provide any missing design credits, please write us at ineedabookcover.site@gmail.com.

I’m A Fan by Sheena Patel

Designer: Carlos Esparza

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Designer: Chris Brand

Tyranny of the Minority by Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt

The Trade Trap by Mathias Dopfner

Countdown to Socialism by Devin Nunes

Publisher: Encounter Books

The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow

Designer: Thomas Colligan

Sweet & Low by Nick White

Designer: Jason Booher

Euro Whiteness by Hans Kundnani

Publisher: Hurst Publishers

Against Decolonisation by Olufemi Taiwo

Publisher: Hurst Publishers

How To Argue With A Racist by Adam Rutherford

Publisher: The Experiment

Unreasonable Hospitality by Qill Guidara

Publisher: Optimism Press

The Last Samurai by Helen De Witt

What Is Anti-Racism by Arun Kundnani

Publisher: Verso Books

Free Speech by Andrew Doyle

Designer: Steve Leard

The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale

Publisher: Verso Books

This Is Not Normal by William Davies

Designer: Steve Leard

On Animals by Susan Orlean

Designer: Alison Forner

Democracy’s Data by Dan Bouk

Crazy Sorrow by Vince Passaro

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Bleed by Tracey Lindeman

Of Boys And Men by Richard V. Reeves

Publisher: Swift Press

Why Men? by Nancy Lindisfarne & Jonathan Neale

Publisher: Hurst Publishers

A False Report by T. Christian Miller & Ken Armstrong

Designer: Chris Brand

Who We’re Reading When We’re Reading Murakami by David Karashima

The Status Game by Will Storr

Designer: Steve Leard

How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt 

Designer: Christopher Brand

“Good Americans”

Headscarves And Hymens by Mona Eltahawy 

Designer: Alex Merto

Dick Cheney Shot Me In The Face by Timothy O’Leary

Social Justice Fallacies by Thomas Sowell

Mediated Death by Johanna Sumiala 

Designer: Steve Leard

What White People Can Do Next by Emma Dabiri 

Why Politics Fails by Ben Ansell 

Designer: Pete Garceau

The Last Love Poem I Will Ever Write by Gregory Orr 

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein 

Designer: Alison Forner

Trouble Making by Lydia Hughes & Jamie Woodcock 

Publisher: Verso Books

100% Democracy by E.J. Dionne Jr. & Miles Rapoport 

Designer: Ben Denzer

What Went Wrong With Brexit by Peter Foster 

Publisher: Canongate Books

Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit

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Designer Requirements

Only a carefully curated group of designers are given access to the creative briefs posted on the INABC Jobs Board. This system ensures that clients receive top-notch, focused proposals from professionals whose talents have been vetted

All designers who will be bidding on your cover design have applied to receive job notifications and have been approved by the INABC admin team. Our approved designers:

  • Are professional book cover designers, not simply generalist graphic designers.
  • Have been working in the industry for a minimum of 3 years, usually more.
  • Must demonstrate a contemporary aesthetic, creating work that feels current and relevant to today’s book design market. We seek professionals who stay informed on industry trends while pushing boundaries with innovative, forward-thinking designs. Our designers know that our clients are not looking for designs that feel “dated.”
  • Work on multiple book cover projects in any given month
  • Are committed to delivering high-quality, original designs tailored to each client’s unique vision. 
  • Do NOT sell or offer book cover premades. At INABC, we do not condone the offering of pre-made book covers. We are fans of highly bespoke cover work.
  • Do NOT use AI-generated imagery in their commercial work.
  • Have accessible online portfolios showcasing book cover work that are easy for anyone to review.
  • Have extensive experience working with self-publishing authors AND commercial presses.
  • Are available and excited to receive these weekly briefs.

If you are contacted by a designer that doesn’t align with the requirements described above, we ask that you please contact the INABC admin team at ineedabookcover.assistant@gmail.com.

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