Today’s Top Ten Tuesday was a Cover Freebie, so I’m doing Top Ten Books with only typographical covers. I had to allow a few abstract images, but I stuck to just covers where the words are the most important, if not the only, element.
Turtles All the Way Down
This cover is so simple but so well done. The spiral is simple enough that I count this as just being typography, but it does reflect Ava’s OCD spirals so it’s still really intentional. I normally hate that type of handwriting, but I really like it here.
Wild Blue Wonder
So I know there are technically flowers on this, but they’re abstract enough that they’re just acting as borders for the text. Thus, I’m counting it for this list. I love this color; it’s so pretty.
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
This is the book that made me choose this theme for this post, because it’s gorgeous and there isn’t even a hint of imagery on it. It’s just beautifully done.
Folger Shakespeare Library Covers
These are so simple, but they make me so happy. My favorite one is the Romeo and Juliet one; I always enjoyed looking at it in my backpack in 9th grade when I brought it everywhere.
Americanah
This is another really pretty cover; the braids here are simple enough that I’m not counting them as imagery, but they provide nice divisions between the blocks of text. The typography is lovely and it’s overall just a nicely done cover.l
Girls Made of Snow and Glass
Yes, there are icicles, but I like this cover so much that I’m including it.
Gemina
So I know the background is supposed to be the event at the end of the book, but it’s abstract enough that i really don’t consider that an image. I love the book covers of this entire series; the hardcovers are so beautiful. They’re honestly some of my favorite book covers of all time.
The Sun is Also a Star
Can we talk about this beautiful cover? It’s just gorgeous. The string provides such a nice color backdrop for the text.
Everything Everything
I’m going by the same guideline I created for Wild Blue Wonder for this cover, where I’m saying the background imagery is abstract enough so as not to count as an image. It’s not my favorite of the covers on this list, but it’s still pretty.
Last of Her Name
I still haven’t read this, though I want to. This cover is absolutely gorgeous and a great one to end on!.
This seems like a pretty popular trend these days. Neat!
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Oooh, such an interesting choice of topics! I never really thought about typographic covers, but they’re really pretty, aren’t they? I love the Illuminae Files covers, too. Last of Her Name and Wild Blue Wonder have absolutely gorgeous covers, too!
Here’s my TTT post.
I love book covers that are font-focused. They always get my attention in bookstores because they stand out among all the photo and illustration covers.