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Design Category
Book design, 2006
Design firm
Penguin Group (USA) Inc. (New York, New York)
Collection
(2007) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2006

Credits
Creative director: Paul Buckley
Art director: Darren Haggar
Designer: Michael Ian Kaye
Author: Thomas Pynchon
Publisher/client: Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Juror Notes

“Innovative and simple—a great combination.”

“Layer upon layer of typographic history—subtle yet complex.”

“Balanced, simple jacket where type, paper stock and illustrative markings all come together well.”