![]() ![]() Many of these books will be recognisable, either from personal ownership, or in many people’s cases, from school libraries that retained aged books for differing reasons. Sure, it’s the guilty pleasure of judging books by their covers, but it’s a small guilt. ![]() The book is mostly arranged chronologically, and so there’s great pleasure to be had in flipping through and seeing how book design has evolved over 80 years – especially book design for kids, which has the most judgmental audience, but also the most appreciative when done right. There’s also a Penguin by Design book, but this one is probably the more evocative, because it deals with books that will jog childhood memories. ![]() Penguin and Puffin books have been celebrating their 80th anniversary this year, and this lovely little book is a tribute to the design of the Puffin Books range over the years. ![]()
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