Each cover is foil-stamped with a cleverly illustrated letterform that reveals an element of the story. Paul Buckley and Jessica Hische's fresh approach to the literary classics reduces the design down to typography and color. Why buy these particular classics when there are less expensive, even free editions of "Great Expectations"? Because they're beautiful objects. Bonus points for the heartening gender balance of the initial selections." -Maria Popova, "Brain Pickings" "The Penguin Drop Caps series is a great example of the power of design. Winner of the 2012 Fifty Books/Fifty Covers show, organized by Design Observer in association with AIGA and Designers & BooksPraise for Kristin Lavransdatter: "A master.writing in a prose as vigorous, articulate and naturalistic as the novel it re-creates, Tiina Nunnally brilliantly captures a world both remote and strangely familiar." -PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize citationPraise for Penguin Drop Caps: "Vibrant, minimalist new typographic covers.
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