15 Illustrated Covers to Lust Over, Because Holy Cow, They're Pretty
I LOVE illustrated covers. I mean to be fair, I did go to university to study illustration so I have a very big soft spot for the art. But I don’t think there is anything quite as satisfying as a beautifully illustrated cover. SO. Without further ado, here are some of the most swoon-worthy illustrated YA covers (of recent years, because let’s face it, if I had all the annals of history to go through this blog post would be about twelve times the size. As it was, I had to control myself.)
And I definitely recommend you check out all of these illustrators and designers. Without their beautiful work and dedication, we would not have the stunning covers we do and the world would be a little less magic. “Design and illustration are underappreciated art forms” is the hill I will die on. Watch me.
The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
Cover art by SPIDER.MONEY (Wansiya Visupakanjana)
Cover design by Marcie Lawrence
A Tale of Magic by Chris Colfer
Cover art by Brandon Dorman
Cover design by Sasha Illingworth
Okay, technically not YA, I know but… look at how pretty it is!
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Cover art by Charlie Bowater
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Cover art by Gray318
Cover design by Gray318 and Sasha Illingworth
The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone
Cover art by Eisfrei/Shutterstock.com
Background pattern by stuckmotion/Shutterstock.com
Cover design by Maggie Edkins
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell
Cover art by Chris Riddell
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert
Cover art by Erin Robinson
Cover design by Marcie Lawrence
And I Darken by Kiersten White
Jacket art by Sam Weber
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
Cover art by Michael O.
Cover design by Sasha Illingworth and Becca Dunn