Find classic prints of your favourite penguin books and contemporary covers by awardwinning designer coralie bickfordsmith. Penguin series design the art of penguin book covers. Aridjiss debut novel takes as its main character a mexican girl, tatiana, who comes to modernday berlin and begins to trace the long and tortured legacy of the citys history. The big sleep book cover penguin books framed print wall art. Design your everyday with penguin art prints youll love. They seem to be very popular art at the moment and penguin book cover art is definitely better than having empty frames. Pride and prejudice penguin book artwork framed art print.
More than 75 years on, theyre as popular as ever, with some book jackets even making it onto tshirts, deck chairs, mugs and posters. A great way to personalize an office wall, gift card or work project. In 1935 allen lane stood on a platform at exeter railway station, looking for a good book for the journey to london. From classics to crime, here are over seventy years of quintessentially british design in one box. See more ideas about book cover design, cover design and cover. Penguin book cover wall decor at easyart easyart uk. Cover to cover celebrates penguins 70th anniversary with an expansive collection of brilliant cover designs, replete with behind the scenes tales of how the covers came to be and a peek at some covers that never made the cut. Music at night book cover penguin books framed print. The penguin books wall art can be bought in different dimensions, patterns, variations. Penguin and chick is another lovely painting portraying two. Using penguin covers, he crafted messages hed like to send to people of the past 1935, when penguin was established. This instant new york times bestseller and reeses book club x hello sunshine book pick is a. Booklovers will easily identify with the fundamentals of this book. Crazy beautiful book covers the fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but ilhether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in.
Postcard display, framed postcards, postcard wall, penguin books, cover design, design art, design ideas, book cover art, book covers 10 cheap christmas gift ideas when you are tight for money. Good idea for maybe a desk, table or framed picture 27 incredibly clever diys all true book lovers will appreciate see more. Liven up the walls of your home or office with penguin paint wall art from zazzle. A replica of the original penguin cover of classic music at night, this prints smart. So, if youre trying to find the perfect piece of art to fill that blank space on the wall, why not frame a collection of your favorite covers.
Framed penguin art and framed penguin artwork shop at. The penguin device and other design elements are trade marks of penguin books ltd. Penguin books was founded in 1935 by allen lane with the purpose of inexpensively producing high quality, but affordable, paperbacks. With a selection of over 3,000,000 images, allposters has something for every budget and decorating style. Our collection of prints takes inspiration from iconic penguin book covers. High quality penguin books inspired wall art by independent artists and designers from around the world. They are gorgeously all huddled up together and close to their senior, who seems to be their parent. A collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and iconic penguin book jacket. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. See more ideas about framed postcards, postcard display and penguin books. The great gatsby penguin book cover poster, printable poster, wall art. Buy penguin book cover prints framed art prints penguin shop. Penguin has produced a number of rather striking book covers over the years. From aristotle to austen, george orwell to james baldwin the greatest works of fiction, poetry, drama, history and philosophy from the last 5,000 years.
After the fall of the wall, tatiana experiences a city busy with reconstruction and activity, but. Classic penguin book cover print framed the common reader by virginia woolf. Choose from an array of frame options and art from independent artists across the world. The big sleep book cover penguin books framed print wall. Penguin classic book covers under plexiglass for a desktop heres a beautiful homemade desk made by an enterprising penguin reader. New york painter duncan hannah has a series of oiloncanvas works depicting wellworn penguin book covers. Vintage book covers and illustrations on posters and canvas prints are designed to be both eyecatching and convey information, so give your home a facelift and let your walls speak up. The penguins framed penguin art piece is a beautiful group of baby penguins alongside a senior penguin. The secret of penguins enduring paperback covers is all in the rigorous geometry, a wise choice of illustrators and that wonky handdrawn bird published. Based on the original penguin triband cover, this replica print shows the cover of music at night a 1931 collection of essays by aldous huxley. A map of fictional london now available as a map or poster. With a range of sizes to choose from, the designs will be offered on canvas, as paper prints, and as framed wall art all hand made in the uk by.
Turn your home, office, or studio into an art gallery, minus the snooty factor. In this rare display of his watercolours and drawings, millers penguin covers are closer to still life studies, rather than twodimensional posters. See more ideas about penguin books, penguin books covers, vintage books. I made it, and you can too, because i am not craftytalented, and the only reason i could pull this off is i was motivated by the love of the beautiful book covers. The idea of a collection of postcards featuring classic penguin book covers is, on the surface of it, a fine idea. Penguin framed art prints for any decor style society6. Our penguin framed art prints ship within 48 hours, arrive readytohang, and include a. There are 12048 book cover prints for sale on etsy, and they cost.
Thanks to penguin, who posted cover templates for all to use, you can make your own. The images on the wrapping paper are a selection of penguin book covers. Quick and easy penguin classics poster diy modern mrs. Unfortunately, most of the covers included here are rather dull in design. A historic guide to the world of penguin classics from its uk origin, covering a span from the ancient world to world war i, in a luxurious orange clothbound package with colored endpapers, fullcolor pages, and illustrations. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Music at night by penguin books framed wall art print 40 x 50cm.
Just grab a staple gun, secure the book covers to the wall you wish to embellish, and then use staples, glue, or tape to arrange the pages of the book however you like them. Original penguin tribands of some of our most popular and iconic paperbacks. The most common framed book cover material is wood. Find classic covers of your favourite penguin books, or explore contemporary designs created by awardwinning designer coralie bickfordsmith, each featuring a motif or image inspired by the book. Penguin used a simple colour scheme, two solid bands of colour sandwiching a band of white, as very general way of identifying the genre of the book. Bearing the hallmark of penguins celebrated design aesthetic, there is a. Design your everyday with penguin framed art prints youll love. Buy penguin framed prints from our community of independent artists and iconic brands.
Discover canvas art prints, photos, mural, big canvas art and framed wall art in s varied collections. High quality penguin books inspired canvas prints by independent artists and designers from around the world. Louisa hares cards feature a short quote from shakespeare taken from the folio, along with a contemporary illustration. Examples of fonts in use tagged with penguin books. Add personality and colour to your home decor this season and build up an eclectic collection of striking wall art. Since the creation of the first penguin paperbacks in 1935, the colourcoded jackets have become a cherished part of british culture and design history. Book of clouds delves into berlins dark past as the key to its future direction. Check out all of the spectacular designs or make your own. Ever since penguin published its first paperback in 1935, its covers have had a massive influence on british culture and design. Independent art hand stretched around super sturdy wood frames. My inspiration for this was design mom, who shared something similar on. Each museumquality penguin framed print may be customized with hundreds of different frame and mat options. Music at night by penguin books framed wall art print 40 x 50cm, multi. Framed vintage penguin book style new baby boy personalised poster print.
There are some real gems included, but frankly far too few. Its weird how you get used to things and after staring at the empty frames night after night for such a long time, we hardly even noticed them anymore. Cheap wall art made with penguin book cover postcards and foam board. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Cover your walls with artwork and trending designs from independent artists worldwide. One of penguins strategies was to implement standardised designs for book covers.
The penguin covers successfully adapted the visual idea of the cards onto book design. Newest a selection of penguin book cover postcards framed and displayed with penguin books wall art view photo 3 of 15. Classic book posters that you can customise by selecting your own frame and print size. What i couldnt tell from those photos was just how thoughtful, deeply personal, and whimsical the space was. A book cover demands our initial engagement with a work. Penguin love upcycled vintage dictionary art print 8x10. Im reading penguin classic book book lover, book quote. Experimenting with different paper sizes and angles, he occasionally shows their spines, and the shadows they cast.