Aug 19, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads Oh, Dragon’s Lore. A title that promises adventure, magic, and fire-breathing spectacle — and yet, delivers a cover that feels more like the end boss was “MS Paint circa 2002.” Let’s start with the sword, which appears to have been plucked...
Aug 19, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Smash Words Proof that mountains can be majestic… and still photobombed by bad typography. Ladies and gentlemen, gather ‘round for today’s installment of “Why Did This Happen to Design?” — a little number I like to call Above It All. Here’s the...
Aug 16, 2025 | Horrible Covers
Gather round, dear readers, and let us behold The Edge of Tomorrow — not the Tom Cruise blockbuster, but a book cover so visually underwhelming that it’s less “edge of tomorrow” and more “the awkward middle of last Tuesday.” We start with a stretched stock photo of a...
Aug 15, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads Welcome back to Horrible Covers, the series where we lovingly peel back the glossy laminate of bad book design to expose the glue stick and construction paper underneath. Today’s feline fiasco comes to us in the form of Famous Felines...
