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Penguin by Design

Penguin by Design: A Cover Story, 1935-2005 | Phil Baines

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Since the creation of the first Penguin paperbacks in 1935, their jackets have become a constantly evolving part of Britain's culture and design history. Looking back at seventy years of Penguin, Phil Baines charts the development of British publishing, book cover design and the role of artists in defining the Penguin look.

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Penguin by Design: A Cover Story, 1935-2005 | Phil Baines

I adore books about books, Especially ones that display beautiful book covers! Books are my favorite art😍 I added this book to my penguin collection!

#bookhaul
#design

readordierachel Oooh, that's lovely! 6y

dalma_st_paul Looks really cool.😃 I adore Penguin's design. 6y

dalma_st_paul Watch this animation, they made it for the launch of the 100 classics back in the early 2010s https://youtu.be/XYMmri2gEzo 6y

MStew @dalma_st_paul that was so cute! Love those magenta colors 😍 6y

ShyBookOwl Love it! Stacked! 6y

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Penguin by Design: A Cover Story, 1935-2005 | Phil Baines

Found this gem at the library today. It's easy to miss how masterful great design is. Penguin book covers giving me all the feels 🐧🐧🐧 #pelicanemojiplease #puffinspuffinspuffins

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Penguin by Design: A Cover Story, 1935-2005 | Phil Baines

I've determined that I have a crush on the Penguin Books logo 🐧

saresmoore And how does your husband feel about this? 8y

LauraBeth @saresmoore he already thinks I'm a weirdo so he wouldn't be surprised 😂 8y

saresmoore True love! ❤️?My husband just rolls with it at this point. Although, I've trained him to call me "adorable" rather than "crazy". 8y

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LauraBeth @saresmoore well that's because you ARE adorable! That's good you trained him early 😀 8y

LindsayReads Someone needs to make this a flipbook! 8y

LauraBeth @LindsayReads that is a great idea! 8y

OrangeMooseReads How could you not? 😊 8y

diovival That 1948 penguin 😅 8y

RealBooks4ever 😊 8y

lamaman2boys Penguins are my favorite for lots of reasons ☺️ 8y

Cinfhen I agree, super adorable 💗 🐧 💗🐧 8y

Hooked_on_books The 1948 penguin looks like it's having some form of intestinal distress. 😂 8y

LeahBergen @Hooked_on_books 😂 8y

LauraBeth @Hooked__on__books, @LeahBergen, @diovival 😂😂I don't know what 1948 had going on but I strangely like it 🤔😂 8y

LauraBeth @Cinfhen, @lamaman2boys, @RealBooks4ever, @OrangeMooseReads we need pet penguins 🐧💕 8y

OrangeMooseReads @LauraBeth YES! 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧 8y

ValerieAndBooks 😂!! Had no idea there had been so many logo changes. How long has the current one been around? 8y

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