Penguin Student Design Awards

  • Bethany Lancaster

Book Cover Competition Entries.

Children's Fiction Category
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Jacket inspired by: 1950's posters, Primary School "Blits" Pictures, and paper-cut art. Tied together by the blue melancholic tone of the book.
Adult Non-Fiction Category
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Jacket inspired by: The periodic Table, and Solitaire (I assure you in its relevancy). Pink to Yellow gradient reflects the light, enthusiastic tone of the man himself and implies the passage of time (the sun setting).
Adult Fiction Category
The Night Manager by John Le Carré
Jacket inspired by: Saul Bass, Massimo Vignelli and Josef Müller-Brockmann. *SPOILER* Depicts Jonathan Pine opening hotel room door to see his lover brutally murdered.