Saturday, June 2, 2012

Diversity in teen book covers

Do the images on teen book covers really reflect our diverse society? What are the most common poses of characters on them? What colors do publishers reach for when they're designing the cover that will sell the book?
This blog post features a lot of excellent food for thought with very nicely-done graphics. There are also some excellent posts linked at the bottom.

http://www.katehart.net/2012/05/uncovering-ya-covers-2011.html