It was Brian Eno who invented the term ‘scenius,’ which counters the myth of the lone genius and credits the collective effort. Jeremy Allen explores the collaboration integral to Eno’s moody album covers >> aigaeod.co/brianeno

“Balancing the tone of this piece was challenging. We were going for something eclectic but not rigid, vibrant without being overtly digital” — Boyang Xia on their beautiful AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers win 🏅 >> aigaeod.co/5050

Run by Richard Embray and Elinor Jansz, Four Corners Books is a London-based publishing house that seeks to bring art history to life. Milly Burroughs spoke with the pair to find out what they think we should all be reading >> aigaeod.co/fourcornersboo…

“The final cover’s expansive setting, combined with the portal-like illusion, aims for a feeling of both disorientation and omniscience that felt apt for the text” — AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers winner @laurenapc on her design for Patricia Lockwood 🌀 >> aigaeod.co/5050

Brian Eno’s (Brian Eno) Another Green World album cover features a section of this 1973 painting by Tom Phillips, Eno’s lecturer at Ipswich Art School >> aigaeod.co/brianeno

“It’s really exciting when you love work that you think hasn’t been seen widely, and then you provide the means for people to engage with it” — Four Corners Books >> aigaeod.co/fourcornersboo…

Felfel from Boharat type foundry draws inspiration from Ruq’ah style lettering, a writing style of Arabic script made for writing quickly >> aigaeod.co/felfel

“Exploring unfamiliar histories of visual culture” — Four Corners Books shares its favorite publications — ✍️ by Milly Burroughs >> aigaeod.co/fourcornersboo…

“I’m drawn to cover design because I like the balance of expression + problem-solving. Every cover needs legible type, must stand out on a bookshelf, work at thumbnail size + capture the tone. The rest is open-ended” — #AIGA5050 winner Chantal Jahchan >> aigaeod.co/5050

“Designing a cover comes from the concept, the logic, the structure + the thinking we’ve set up inside the book. It’s the culmination of the systems we’ve deployed” — #NatashaChandani #LanaCavar on their AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers win 🏅 >> aigaeod.co/5050

“Book covers are usually decided by sales teams. There is usually a dissonance between covers of books and what falls inside them. I wanted this cover to reflect everything that was on the inside of this project” — George McCalman on his #AIGA5050 win 🏅>> aigaeod.co/5050

“Cooking a font is a journey and Felfel is the first member of an upcoming family of ingredients, each with a unique character, weight, and flavor for the perfect seasoning” 🧑‍🍳 — Boharat type foundry >> aigaeod.co/felfel

In his covers as in his music, the one and only Brian Eno is committed to the idea of the “scenius” — countering the myth of the lone genius and crediting collective effort >> aigaeod.co/brianeno

The winners of this year’s AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers showcase proves that 2021 was an utterly rich year for cover design 📚✨ >> aigaeod.co/5050

The collaborative spirit behind Brian Eno’s (Brian Eno) record sleeve designs — ✍️ by Jeremy Allen 🌀 >> aigaeod.co/brianeno

“The best evidence...that the state and industry is more interested in saving money than saving the ecosystem is the strategy to use branding and marketing to solve the problem” — john kazior on the “rebranding” of the “Invasive Carp” in Illinois as “Copi” >> aigaeod.co/copi

Felfel is one of the standout typefaces from foundry Boharat type foundry, which sees fonts like the ingredients of the recipe of design >> aigaeod.co/felfel

“Suggesting that the only way to live in harmony with a species is to make that species into something to exploit has unfortunately become the norm in capitalist society” — john kazior on the history of “rebranding” and marketing “invasive” creatures 🐟💰>> aigaeod.co/copi

Five beautiful book covers and the stories behind them feat. @laurenapc George McCalman Boyang Xia Chantal Jahchan #NatashaChandani #LanaCavar — ✍️ by Zachary Petit >> aigaeod.co/5050

We can’t get enough of The Daily Heller’s student ID cards for School Of Visual Arts from the 1970s! Maybe it’s time to bring the design back? >> aigaeod.co/stevenheller