Book Cover Concepting
For the past few years, I have worked with Instaread, an app that provides synopsis and analysis of New York Times fiction and non-fiction bestsellers. My role is to provide the concepts for the covers which are illustrated by Lisa Wakiyama. Together we have created over 800 book cover designs.
Fiction Book Covers
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History, Political and Social Science Book Covers
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Health and Fitness Book Covers
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Self-Help Book Covers
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Business and Economic Book Covers
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