An eclectic cavalcade of lovely book covers courtesy of John Gall

They say to never judge a book by its cover, but all of us definitely do – both literally and metaphorically. It’s not our fault though, it’s in our genes to like nice things so I feel no guilt when I gaze upon the book covers of John Gall who’s recently got himself a shiny new website. As the art director for Vintage and Anchor books it’s no surprise he makes good stuff but it’s the variety that’s impressive. Combining the modern with traditional approaches to cover design, he sources images, creates his own, carefully considers composition and uses type to enhance the cover but not overload it. John manages to encapsulate the tone of each book so exceedingly well that it doesn’t even make me feel shallow (well maybe a bit).