Monday, November 17, 2008

Designer feature: Denise Kennedy

Here I was thinking the beautiful Borders anthology of Sherlock Holmes tales was just a fluke in a sea of boring classic covers, but I was happily wrong!

Denise Kennedy is the designer of the foil-imprinted Holmes that was obviously my favorite. She has created several other covers for many classic tales, including these, which I have discovered through her website:




(I am naturally drawn to the creepy stories, it seems)

I have seen and even purchased some other booksellers' editions of classic stories, since it is fun and occasionally convenient to own classics!, but often these types of books are cheaply made and unattractive in design. In contrast, Ms. Kennedy and her Ann Arbor Media publishing friends have created high-quality and beautiful works that people can be proud to own, without resorting to desperate measures. And if you prefer a blissfully modern take on an old story, she can do that too:



To see more of Ms. Kennedy's lovely covers, visit her website: http://www.denisekennedy.com/