Patternalia by Jude Stewart, Cover Design
Date
Credits
- Jude Stewart Author
- Oliver Munday Cover Designer
- Oliver Munday Typesetter
- taylor goad Designer
- taylor goad Typesetter
Format
- Book 880
Type of Work
- Book 128
Publishers
Typefaces
Media
- paper 1698
Techniques
- printing 665
Dimensions
Printed Pages
Locations Made
- China 63
Patternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage, and Other Graphic Patterns (2015) by Jude Stewart is a book about exactly what you’d expect, especially if you read the title. The cover design is the subject of our conversation today, though. The cover design is credited to Oliver Munday, a graphic designer based in New York City who specializes in book cover design. The cover features exactly what you’d expect for a book focused on patterns: a giant “P” for Pattern with patterned fill, consisting of stripes, polka dots, and plaid. The design follows a very minimalistic theme throughout, both on the outside and on the inside. This theme plays into the rise in modernism and minimalism in the lead-up to the present day graphic design scene.
