14 Sep DERT wins AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers competition
After receiving more than 800 entries, the jury of AIGA and Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers chose DERT’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland cover design as one of the winners in their annual competition. The classic children’s story was given a unique look with a one of a kind cover and new illustrations designed by Lise Bye Kjeldsen, a graphic designer from Copenhagen, Denmark.
We are beyond happy and proud of the recognition from AIGA and Design Observer and their competition, which exemplifies the best current work in book and book cover design. All the winning books and covers, which are exemplars of the craft and effect of good design, will become part of the AIGA collection at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University’s Butler Library and at the Robert Haas Arts Library at Yale University.
The award winning book is part of our social venture project to raise money for literacy efforts around the country. Want to get your hands on it? Check it out here.
About the competition
The idea for the 50 Books | 50 Covers competition was born more than 90 years ago, when AIGA celebrated the design of the top “Fifty Books of 1923” in an exhibition. Ever since then, 50 Books | 50 Covers has sought out and awarded the most excellent book cover designs each year, as chosen by a distinguished jury of design peers. Over the decades, it has grown into one of the profession’s most beloved competitions. Since 2011, the competition has been managed by Design Observer. Together, AIGA and Design Observer are committed to finding the most effective means of bringing book design to the attention of designers and the public.