Video interview: John Gall, designer of at least one of my favorite book covers

John Gall is the vice-president and art director for Vintage and Anchor Books. He’s the designer of “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,” a personal favorite of mine. While the video’s a touch light on substance, you do get to see a bunch of nifty covers while learning the 5 rules , which are:

1. read the book
2. inspiration is everywhere
3. be thrifty with fonts
4. practice sound time management
5. rules are meant to be broken