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An illustration across a book spread. On the left, four T-shirts in yellow, brown, red and blue float against a tan background. On the right, a nude figure stands beside a clothesline holding a small yellow bird.

Zoran Pungerčar's book covers show some lovely character design and whimsical abstractions

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Date
9 December 2015

Slovenian illustrator Zoran Pungerčar has a whimsical approach to creating book covers, with some lovely work for publishing house LUD Literatura. Taking bright colours and Matisse-like cut out shapes, the designs have a child-like quality to them, but avoid being overtly cutesy. Where they really come alive is in the more figurative works. Scant linework has made for wonderfully communicative facial expressions and gestures, and the regal quality afforded to that chap in the bath shows a real knack for character design.

Two spreads from a book with a mint green background. The first shows a person in a bathtub resting on a stack of books, while the second features a person sitting by a football next to a tall wooden cabinet.
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Zoran Pungerčar: Book cover

An open book shows a purple illustration of orange organic shapes and black twigs. A pair of white scissors is positioned at the top of the right page. The opposite page contains a block of text in Slovenian, with the author’s name “Anna Svetel” and the title “Lepo in prav” printed on the spine.
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Zoran Pungerčar: Book cover

A red and white book cover and its back spread. The cover features abstract, painterly white shapes on a vibrant red background with the title “Idealizacije” and the author “Jasmin B. Frelih”.
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Zoran Pungerčar: Book cover

An open book showing a spread of an illustration and a page of text. The illustration depicts a person in a blue top sitting on a peach-coloured sofa next to a potted cactus. The opposite page contains a block of text and a profile illustration of a person’s head. The book's spine reads “Tina Miklar Grandosek” and “Vse je v redu”.
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Zoran Pungerčar: Book cover

Two spreads from an illustrated book. The first shows a person playing a trumpet next to a dog, while another figure lies on the ground beneath floating balloons. The second spread features a person sitting on a large dog, accompanied by a block of placeholder text.
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Zoran Pungerčar: Book cover

An open book featuring an illustration of a person standing beside a clothesline with T-shirts hanging from it. A small yellow bird perches on the person's outstretched arm. The opposite page contains a block of text and a second illustration of two figures. The book's spine reads “Tone Škrjanec” and “Sladke pogojice”.
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Zoran Pungerčar: Book cover

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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