Peter Mendelsund

Peter Mendelsund has enjoyed years as a much-sought-after book cover designer and art director. Among the many recognizable jackets he has created are those for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; collections of the works of Joyce, Kafka, Dostoevsky, de Beauvoir, and Foucault; the contemporary works of Martin Amis, Tom McCarthy, Ben Marcus, Jo Nesb, and James Gleick; and many more. All have greatly benefitted from the care and touch Mendelsund gave them.Cover abounds with Mendelsunds completed book jackets along with ephemera from his previously unseen creative method, including jacket sketches, interior art and editorial illustrations, and scores of rejected drafts. These images are punctuated by Mendelsunds reflections on his work and his process, as well as by texts from writers with whom he has worked and designed for.Cover is a compendium of beautiful design and a beautiful design object itself; a profile and celebration of one of the publishing worlds most talented and prolific contemporary creators, and a brilliant showcase of his deft touch for balanced and innovative design.

Un libro ilustrado único sobre el acto de leer, escrito por uno de los mejores diseñadores de cubiertas del mundo.¿Describió Tolstói a Ana Karenina? ¿Nos contó Melville alguna vez cuál era el aspecto de Ismael? ¿Como nos imaginamos el Londres de Dickens o el Dublin de Joyce? Peter Mendelsund, uno de los mejores diseñadores de cubiertas de libros del mundo, ha escrito una exploracion unica del fenomeno de la lectura que nos revela hasta que punto leer es un acto creativo.