Jon Gray (also known by his moniker gray318), designs and illustrates book covers for publishers around the world. His work is featured on the jackets of several authors you already know: Jonathan Safran Foer, Zadie Smith, David Foster Wallace, A.M Homes and Roald Dahl. Other clients include: Nike, Stussy, Hewlett-Packard, The New York Times, Newsweek, The Observer and the The Berlin Opera.
His work is regularly recognized by these notable award groups: British Design & Art Direction, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Type Director’s Club, and Art Director’s Club.
In 2019, he was featured in It’s Nice That in a piece about his experience designing covers for Zadie Smith, among other things. You can also listen to a conversation between Jon Gray and the podcast “On Margins.”
Jon is the co-founder of the Academy of British Cover Design.
