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Guardian Unlimited Books | By genre | They've got it covered |
 | | Book covers rarely have the staying power of album covers, which build up a distinct relationship with the music. |
 | | Book covers move from the ephemeral to something approaching art when there is a tight relationship between publisher, designer and, best of all, author. |
 | | Pentagram had the idea in the 1980s when gaudy, postmodern covers were all the rage, by redesigning Faber and Faber's catalogue in a conservative, plain, but effective style, with the new "ff" logo and strict, formal rules for variety within an overall brand identity. |
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