14 Beautifully Lettered Vintage Book Covers

Hand lettering makes us feel as if we had somehow traveled in time. As if, in an incomprehensible course of events, we had gone back to days that were less cluttered and busy. Days when design was done with one’s hands and an artist could be an artist.

Fortunately, there is a blooming hand lettering trend that aims to bring these days back. The expressive, unpretentious nature of lettering has brought us relief: the idea that we can once again explore our craft far away from pixel perfection. In this article, we will share 14 beautifully lettered book covers from the late 1800s and early 1900s that will surely inspire your next design project.

1. The Alphabet of Flowers and Fruit

Dean & Son, The Alphabet of Flowers and Fruit: Internet Archive

2. Wee Tots

Amy Blanchard & Ida Waugh, Wee Tots: University of Florida Digital Collections

3. Soyer’s Shilling Cookery for the People

Alexis Soyer, Soyer’s Shilling Cookery for the People: The Foods of England Project

4. Hey Diddle Diddle

McLoughlin Brothers, Hey Diddle Diddle: University of Florida Digital Collections

5. The Locomobile Book

The Locomobile Book, 1909: New York Public Library Digital Collections

6. The ABC of Animals

McLoughlin Bros, The ABC of Animals: University of Florida Digital Collections

7. What to Draw & How to Draw It

E. G. Lutz, What to Draw & How to Draw It: Internet Archive

8. The Snow Image

Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Snow Image: Open Library

9. Voyages Extraordinaires

Jules Verne, Voyages Extraordinaires: Wikimedia Commons

10. P.T. Barnum’s Route Book

P.T. Barnum, Route Book: via Keith Tatum on Dribbble

11. Cinderella

George Routledge and Sons, Cinderella: Internet Archive

12. The Baby’s Own Aesop

Walter Crane, The Baby’s Own Aesop: Internet Archive

13. 1984

George Orwell, 1984: University College London – George Orwell Archives

14. The Story of Jack and the Giants

Richard Doyle, The Story of Jack and the Giants: Internet Archive

Create your own!

The amazing designers at Creative Market are constantly creating new tools to make lettering more accessible to all of us, offering wonderful graphic sets, brushes, textures, vectors & fonts. Check out a few of them below:

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14 Beautifully Lettered Vintage Book Covers

14 Beautifully Lettered Vintage Book Covers

Hand lettering makes us feel as if we had somehow traveled in time. As if, in an incomprehensible course of events, we had gone back to days that were less cluttered and busy. Days when design was done with one’s hands and an artist could be an artist.

Fortunately, there is a blooming hand lettering trend that aims to bring these days back. The expressive, unpretentious nature of lettering has brought us relief: the idea that we can once again explore our craft far away from pixel perfection. In this article, we will share 14 beautifully lettered book covers from the late 1800s and early 1900s that will surely inspire your next design project.

1. The Alphabet of Flowers and Fruit

Dean & Son, The Alphabet of Flowers and Fruit: Internet Archive

2. Wee Tots

Amy Blanchard & Ida Waugh, Wee Tots: University of Florida Digital Collections

3. Soyer’s Shilling Cookery for the People

Alexis Soyer, Soyer’s Shilling Cookery for the People: The Foods of England Project

4. Hey Diddle Diddle

McLoughlin Brothers, Hey Diddle Diddle: University of Florida Digital Collections

5. The Locomobile Book

The Locomobile Book, 1909: New York Public Library Digital Collections

6. The ABC of Animals

McLoughlin Bros, The ABC of Animals: University of Florida Digital Collections

7. What to Draw & How to Draw It

E. G. Lutz, What to Draw & How to Draw It: Internet Archive

8. The Snow Image

Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Snow Image: Open Library

9. Voyages Extraordinaires

Jules Verne, Voyages Extraordinaires: Wikimedia Commons

10. P.T. Barnum’s Route Book

P.T. Barnum, Route Book: via Keith Tatum on Dribbble

11. Cinderella

George Routledge and Sons, Cinderella: Internet Archive

12. The Baby’s Own Aesop

Walter Crane, The Baby’s Own Aesop: Internet Archive

13. 1984

George Orwell, 1984: University College London – George Orwell Archives

14. The Story of Jack and the Giants

Richard Doyle, The Story of Jack and the Giants: Internet Archive

Create your own!

The amazing designers at Creative Market are constantly creating new tools to make lettering more accessible to all of us, offering wonderful graphic sets, brushes, textures, vectors & fonts. Check out a few of them below:

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14 Beautifully Lettered Vintage Book Covers

Giveaway: Win a Digital Copy of Awwwards’ New Case Studies Book And Download A Free Chapter!

On the lookout for inspiration? Feel like you’re at a standstill with a brief and could use a creative push? You’re in good hands.

Awwwards, the internet’s most visited website awards platform, is no stranger to Web Professionals. Aside from recognizing the talent and effort of the best web designers, developers and agencies around the world, Awwwards have been busy putting together a book of the most innovative web projects they’ve recently encountered.

They’ve compiled their favourites into a book of ‘experiences’, where some the biggest agencies from around the globe share their journey from brainstorming to implementing solutions to common issues with usability, performance, accessibility, responsive design, and other unexpected challenges. Soon, the first Case Studies book, ‘Exciting Web Projects: Conception to Execution’ was born.

‘Exciting Web projects’ is a one-of-a-kind publication with detailed descriptions of creative solutions and their practical implementation. It’s currently still available in both the eBook version and the deliciously packed limited Paperback Edition, but he latter is close to selling out. You can get one of the last remaining airtight packages following this link.

Luckily, the folks at Awwwards won’t let your creative brain starve so they’ve now made it even easier to download the eBook for kindle, iPad or Android straight from their webpage.

To give you a real taste of what’s inside, they’ve also made one chapter from the book available to download for free – click here and treat yourself to Burocratik’s inspiring journey of designing a web presence for new travel concept.

And now for the best part – we also have 10 full Digital Editions of ‘Exciting Web Projects’ to give away! To enter the draw, share this article on Twitter by clicking the button below, and follow Awwwards here.

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