Showing posts with label Mark Read. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark Read. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Speaking of Religion

..and speaking of religious books, have a look at this series of classic Christian writings published by Hodder in the UK. The covers are designed by Stuart Bache (last posted about here). You would not think that a colour scheme that was predominantly grey would be so eye-catching.


And my favourite, by a Nineteenth-Century minister and Darwinian, with a lovely 'profusion of life' cover:

UPDATE: The final cover above is actually by Mark Read, Senior Designer at Hodder, while the Bible cover below was designed by Crush.

Which reminds me of this Hodder-published Bible from a little while back, with a clever, gorgeous and funny/sad cover: