Design Oberserver's Best Book Covers Of 2012

Who says you can't judge a book by its cover? The editors at the design website Design Observer have been picking the best book covers of the year since 1924, and they just released their 2012 list! Feast your eyes on creative genius.

1. A Death in Summer

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By Benjamin Black, Cover Design by Keith Hayes

2. A Hologram for the King

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By Dave Eggars, Cover Design by Jessica Hische

3. A Topology of Everyday Constellations

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By Georges Teyssot.

4. A Wilderness of Error

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By Errol Morris, Cover Design by Yve Ludwig

5. After Freud Left

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Edited by John Burnham, Cover Design by Isaac Tobin

6. Aggie Zed: Keeper's Keep

By Mark Sloan, Cover Design by Gil Shuler

7. Art and Madness: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason

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By Anne Roiphe, Cover Design by Rachel Willey

8. Art Without Artists

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Bu James Foster and Roger Manley, Design by Mary Kunnath

9. At Last

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Bu Edward St. Aubyn, Design by Jennifer Carrow

10. Bloodland

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By Alan Glynn, Design by Keith Hayes

11. Butterfly in the Typewriter

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By Cory MacLauchlin, Design by Paul Sahre

12. By Blood

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By Ellen Ullman, Design by Rodrigo Corral

13. Cascade

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By Maryanne O'Hara, Design by Emily Mahon

14. Curiosity and Method: Ten Years of Cabinet Magazine

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By Sina Nafaji, Design by Everything Studio

15. The Evelyn Waugh series

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By Evelyn Waugh, Design by Keith Hayes

You can see the rest of Design Oberserver's Top 50 book covers of 2012 on their website!

What book covers stand out to you? Did they miss any of your favorites?