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The Art of Penguin Science Fiction

A century of sci-fi book covers.

Robin Rendle ・ Everything that books ought to be

I’m with Robin. Hardback books are infuriating, not least because of the ridiculous business model of only publishing hardback versions to begin with, and only releasing a paperback when you’ve lost all interest in reading the damn book.

Chipmunks on 16 speed

This sounds genuinely good—Alvin and the Chipmunks slowed down to reveal their true ’90s post-punk goth-grunge nature.

Bargain Bin Blasphemy

I think there might be some subliminal messages hidden in these album covers.

Fictional magazine covers from Blade Runner - a set on Flickr

Magazine covers created by Tom Southwell for background scenes in Blade Runner.

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The Acorn Electron Haven - Usborne Publishing Section

Prompted by my post on adventure games, Relly sent me this link to a wonderfully archaic series of books from 1983.

Sleevage » Album Cover Blog. Music, Art, Design.

I could spend ages browsing through the archives of this site dedicated to analysing album sleeve artwork. In fact, I just did.