Design by Karl Spurzem Having just watched the season finale of Mad Men, it's hard not to think of that show's opening credit sequence when looking at this cover for an examination of financial crises. As series creator Matthew Weiner states (at...

Perfect Rigor; design by Martha Kennedy: Cockroach; design by Albert Tang: The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights; design by Jaya Miceli: Too Many Murders; design by Jason Gabbert: Some dude named Chip Kidd talking about book covers:

Designer credit to come I know he's just waving. But here's where my mind went immediately: Anyone else?

Designer credit to come I'm dying to know how far you can push Superman iconography before hearing from the law firm of Siegel, Shuster & Luthor. (FWIW, the same author's It's Superman! novel has a trademark disclaimer right on the front...

Had family in town this weekend. Thus: Unpublished concepts for Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue and Troublesome Words. Via The Casual Optimist. The new Penguin Podcast features Ron Currie, Jr., author of Everything Matters. I loved that book. Old dust...