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The 50 best-designed books and book covers designed and/or produced between January 1 and December 31, 2017.
New! View the juror selections from the 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2017 competition. Eleven entries were selected in both the book and cover categories.
A yearly mainstay of AIGA, the Fifty Books of the Year competition began in 1923. This survey of the best in book design represents the longest-standing legacy in American graphic design. Through a joint venture with Design Observer, we ushers in another year of amazing book and cover design.
The jurors of 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2017:
Jessica Helfand (chair), an AIGA Medalist and founding editor of Design Observer
Rodrigo Corral, creative director of Farrar, Straus & Giroux publisher, he also runs Rodrigo Corral Studio in New York City
Carin Goldberg, an AIGA Medalist and New York-based designer and educator
Maricris Herrera, founder, director, and head designer of Estudio Herrera in Mexico City