50 Books/50 Covers Competition

AIGA’s competitions are widely recognized as the most discerning statement on design excellence today, extending a legacy that began more than 90 years ago. The selections from the “50 Books/50 Covers” competition exemplified the best current work in book and book cover design as chosen by a distinguished jury of design peers. 

Through this competition, AIGA created an authoritative chronicle of outstanding design solutions, each demonstrated the process of designing, the role of the designer and the value of design. The selections are part of the AIGA Design Archives, in the physical archives at the Denver Art Museum and in Columbia University's Rare Book and Manuscript Collection at the Butler Library.

Selections

Each year’s past selections are available in the AIGA Design Archives, as well as being included in the AIGA Design Archives at the Denver Art Museum and in Columbia University's Rare Book and Manuscript Collection. The most recent 50 Books/50 Covers of 2010 Exhibition debuted at the AIGA National Design Center in New York in December 2011.

AIGA’s 2012 competition: Justified

“Justified” represents the next generation of AIGA’s competitions and seeks stories that reveal the value design created for the client.