Drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s vast archive, the V&A Twelve Days of Christmas carefully transposes elements from the Arts and Crafts heritage of William Morris to illustrate this most beloved of Christmas songs. For the project’s originator and designer Liz Catchpole, this masterfully-crafted work presented a unique series of design challenges.
As the nights draw in and the days become crisp, what better texts to turn to than the Russian Classics? It just so happens, Vintage have released an absolutely exquisite new Russian Classic Series: six canonical texts in striking new covers. We are honoured that Waterstones is the only bookshop to stock the books before their general release in January. The creator of these stunning designs, Suzanne Dean, Creative Director at Vintage, has been kind enough to give us an exclusive peek into her creative process.
Shaun Tan is an award-winning artist, illustrator and author. Beloved for his quirky, surreal style, Tan is best known for his illustrative work on the picture books The Lost Thing and The Rabbits. His latest book, The Singing Bones, is an exquisitely unusual, entirely original and simply beautiful collection of art inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales. We are honoured to present this behind-the-scenes glimpse of Tan's artistic process, exclusive to Waterstones and perfectly apt for All Hallows' Eve.
Inspired by Hamlet and told from the point of view of an embryo, Ian McEwan’s 17th novel Nutshell is a 'virtuoso entertainment' (The Guardian); a remarkable read, the book presented a uniquely fascinating challenge for cover designer Suzanne Dean, Creative Director at Vintage Books. Waterstones Online's Sally Campbell was lucky enough to catch up with Dean to discuss her process for Nutshell and how she arrived at the final, pared-down, singular yet striking design.
To celebrate Go Set A Watchman's release into paperback we present illustrator Stuart Hill's beautifully designed interactive map of Maycomb. Introduced by Waterstones Onlines’ Sally Campbell.
Take a journey through the mind of Paul Coomey, Head Designer at Simon and Schuster, and the ten iterations it took to find the ideal cover for 'the most outrageous book of the year', YA title Hot Pterodactyl Boyfriend.
Let master children's fiction illustrator, and the Waterstones Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell show you a thing or two about drawing.
Let master children's fiction illustrator, and the Waterstones Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell show you a thing or two about drawing.
Take a look at some of Jim Kay's beautiful illustrations as one of our booksellers, Stevie Connor, explains why the new Harry Potter book is such a delight for fans new and old.
Let master children's fiction illustrator, and the Waterstones Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell show you a thing or two about drawing.
Brian Selznick, author and illustrator of Hugo and Wonderstruck, has created another heartbreaking, magical, world to rival his previous creations.
And also introducing the Fantastic 8, superheroes fighting for the cause of literacy! Children's Laureates, assemble!
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