Here at Flavorpill, we’re pretty much suckers for any kind of minimalist design — minimalist representations of your favorite children’s stories, minimalist posters for iconic TV shows, or minimalist memes. So when Abe Books created a gallery of modern minimalist book covers they liked, we were inspired to put together one of our own. There’s something so satisfying about the minimalist style — modern design is often hectic and showy, and while that can be beautiful, we tend to agree with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who said “A designer knows that he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Click through to feast your eyes our gallery of amazing minimalist book covers, and let us know if we missed your favorite in the comments.
Cover design by Peter Mendelsund
Cover design by Paul Sahre. Photo credit: Jason Fulford
Cover design by Carin Goldberg
Subtraction by Alexander Gelman. Cover design by Alexander Gelman
Cover design by John Fulbrook III
Cover design by Peter Mendelsund
Cover design by David Drummond
Cover design by Rodrigo Corral
Cover design by Paul Sahre
Cover design by Pollen
Cover design by Ruslana Lyzchicko
Cover design by Barbara deWilde
Cover design by Chip Kidd
Cover design by John Gall
Cover design by Rowan Finnegan
Cover design by Jennifer Carrow
Cover design by Isaac Tobin
Cover design by Paul Sahre
One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply by Kyle MacDonald. Cover design by Kyle Kolker
Cover design by Peter Mendelsund
Cover design by Chip Kidd
The Separation by Christopher Priest. Cover design by Emma Wallace
Cover design by Jennifer Carrow
Bush on the Couch by Justin A. Frank. Cover design by Rodrigo Corral