Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Typography on Book Covers

  

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

This Week's Top Ten Tuesday Topic:
Favorite Typography on Book Covers
 
I've always had a thing for fonts and typography. I love the way different styles 
can evoke a specific feel. A heavy, bold font on an intense mystery/thriller, or a 
formal, script font for a historical romance. I pay as much attention to cover 
typography as I do to the graphics. There are a couple basic sans serif fonts below 
(Credence and Trust), but even at a glance it's pretty obvious that my preference
leans heavily to hand-written styles. And typography that is large and takes up a lot 
of space on the cover. 

(Yes, I am sharing 12 covers again this week. I make no apologies.)


Do have preferences when it comes to typography?

51 comments

  1. Great list and picks of gorgeous typographic covers. I like your spin on this week’s prompt and find all picks very well chosen with great typography. My favorite is definitely Regretting You 😍.
    Here is my TTT: https://herseriallife.com/top-10-books-with-typographic-covers/
    Have a great week 😊

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    1. Rae - I love the cover of Regretting You. Such a clever use of typography.

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  2. Great choices. I also like the covers that have large words over a scenic background. Here's my TTT: https://bonniereadsandwrites.com/2022/09/27/top-ten-tuesday-typographic-book-covers-toptentuesday-thepowerofwords/

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    1. Bonnie - Same here. I love a bold title that takes up a lot of the cover.

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  3. The font choices a designer makes can make or break a cover, and thus the books sales.

    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/ten-book-titles-starting-with-the-letter-a/

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  4. I like fonts that look handwritten, too. I've always enjoyed the continuity and simplicity of the Simple Wild series covers.

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    1. Same here, Angela. I love the overall vibe of those covers.

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  5. Hi Tanya! You have a great selection of diverse titles AND diverse typography today. Good job!

    Have a wonderful Tuesday!

    Elza Reads

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  6. A good looking list. I've not really thought about the title. I suppose I like a mixture of typography and a nice illustration!

    Have a great week!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    My post:
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/09/27/top-ten-tuesday-typographic-book-covers/

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    1. Thanks Emily. It's interesting what draws each of us to particular covers.

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  7. What You Left Behind and One Small Thing always catch my eye even though I've already read them. Same for Credence.

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    1. Deanna - Credence just has such a moody, atmospheric cover. And even though the font isn't something I'm usually drawn to, it just works.

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  8. Where the Lost Wander is a good one showing how the title can relate the feelings! I used Regretting You, too.

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    1. Alison - Where the Lost Wander has such a gorgeous cover. It just fits.

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  9. Regretting You was such an emotional book! I loved it. Nice list, Tanya!

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  10. I love the typography for More Than We Can Tell.

    My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-typographic-book-covers/

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  11. The Upside of Unrequited has such a fun typography!

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  12. Forever Wild, such a great cover.

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  13. Love how The Charm Offensive is written. And I don't know that I have a huge preference, but it's always fun when it does something a bit different.

    Lauren @ www.shootingstarsmag.net

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    1. Thanks Lauren. I think The Charm Offensive's cover title is so eye-catching.

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  14. Great choices! Regretting You is especially good for this week's TTT.

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    1. Thanks Lark. Regretting You is such a great example of good typography.

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  15. I get warm and fuzzy seeing the Verdi book because that was our double review. The font on Harmon's cover is really nice. I like how low and flat and connected it is

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  16. I really like fonts that look handwritten. You have some great choices here.

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  17. Oooh! Lots of awesome covers here! Great list!

    Here’s my TTT!

    Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog

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  18. This topic threw me for a loop, so I did something else. I've enjoyed looking at everyone's lists, though. There's a lot of cool typography out there!

    Happy TTT!

    Susan
    www.blogginboutbooks.com

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    1. Susan - I love how typography can completely evoke a feeing on the cover of a book. Thanks for dropping by!

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  19. The Upside of Unrequited is a great example of typography as the main feature but other fun elements as well!

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

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  20. I love the cover of The Upside of Unrequited

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    1. Thanks Blake. It's a great representation of the book. :)

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  21. The cover of More Than We Can Tell is so cute.
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/09/27/top-ten-tuesday-387/

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  22. I don't know if I have a preference but I do know I've been getting more annoyed by it all lately lol

    Most covers seem either shouty or so similar that I can't tell the difference between them anymore.

    Karen @For What It's Worth

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    1. Karen - So true about the similar covers. And don't get me started on the illustrated trend. So over it!

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  23. Where the Lost wander is one of my favorites!

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  24. Very nice choices! I've always loved the fonts on The Simple Wild series.

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