Cover of the book ‘Czerwony Monter: Mieczysław Berman – Grafik ... It should also be composed in a way that makes the layout of the page arise from its content and that emphasises its meaning.

Writer and editor Mark Sinclair reflects on the influence that the digital world has had on our understanding of book cover design, before rounding up his favourite covers of the year Ahead of sharing ...

but I think it’s a great example of what can be achieved with the most fundamental elements of book cover construction – type and image. In this case the visual element is a portrait photograph.