The Most by Jessica Anthony
Paperback book cover design for the novel The Most by Jessica Anthony, published by Little, Brown and Company in July 2024.
The cover was designed by Kirin Diemont, Associate Art Director at Hachette Book Group. Cover art is by creative stock agency Arcangel.
I was immediately drawn to this cover by the bold typeface for the title and author. Both are set in Bean, a unique display serif created by Eotype Studio, an independent digital type foundry based in Bandung, Indonesia. The blurb at the bottom right is also set in Bean, who’s funky letters come to life in all-caps. The quote is paired with Knockout for the speaker attribution line. The author supporting line at the top also seems to be set in all-caps Knockout, No. 51 Middleweight.
I personally love the red title color that plays off of the woman’s red swimsuit, a key object in the text, according to the synopsis. The woman’s gaze, although we can’t see her face, leads the viewer directly back to the title, and the tension with the edge of the cover, especially the knee, makes it feel like she is about to float away off-frame. Great design, superbly cropped.
