Tyler, ever the trouble-maker, sketched this on Paper and shared it with the team. “It’s one of my favorite vintage covers.”
Somehow, this led me to (stupidly) ask everyone for their favorite vintage covers, particularly from their childhood. I was quickly snowed under with jpgs and links.
Christina was first in line with Fitzgerald. True story: Christina wears flapper dresses while she works.
Nick, in Brooklyn, read Robbins when he was five. Another true story: Nick lives next door to a Polish sausage maker.
Bess, in Seattle, clarified her wicked debugging skills with her choices. Also: Bess owns a flashlight.
I’m not so literary. But I loved The Teddy Bear Habit and it’s cover. (PS. I did not become a winner.)
Kaye had books she couldn’t read, but were pretty. This may be why she loves art direction: pictures and lorem ipsum.
Cover above, spread below:
Adam topped us all with help from his mother. His collection of Oz books is enviable:
Book covers are such a vital ingredient of our lives, marking off milestones and creating a wayfinding system for our brains whenever we conjure up the past.
