Art of the Book Cover Exhibit

An Exhibit Presented by the Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library, July 7 – August 27, at the Fernandina Beach Library, the Community Room. Art is all around us. Walk into our public library and you will see a kaleidoscope of color and imagery. Books line the shelves and are sometimes displayed with the covers facing out to entice the reader. Before a reader turns a single page, before a critic writes a review, before a story finds its audience, the cover speaks first. It whispers mystery, announces authority, seduces curiosity, or radiates emotion. With thousands of books lining the shelves, the cover often determines whether a reader pauses or moves on. The art of the book cover sits at the intersection of literature, marketing, psychology, typography, and visual storytelling. It is both commercial and artistic. It must attract attention while remaining faithful to the spirit of the text inside. So why are covers designed the way they are? How do they influence our reading… View Source