There were several books this month with amazingly beautiful covers. I Am Cleopatra, Girl in a Red Silk Sari and The Ivory City were contenders. All three of these had a striking bright color pallette that attracted me to the books. The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton book cover is different though. It has more elements. One third of the design is the real life oil painting of Elizabeth. The rest of the cover is red with black lettering. I especially like the yellow "X" crossing through Elizabeth’s name. It's appropriate for the story as the church erased Elizabeth from history after she was executed.
This intriguing design was created by Henry Sene Yee. Yee is a New York based freelance designer and illustrator. Yee earned a BFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His resume is amazing. Yee began his career working in editorial design at Condé Nast and Rolling Stone magazines. He obtained his first job in book publishing working as a Junior Designer for Louise Fili, the Art Director at Pantheon Books / Random House. Yee then joined St. Martin's Press as a Senior Designer, eventually being promoted to Senior Art Director Deluxe. His last position was Creative Director of Picador, a literary trade paperback imprint launched in 1995.
Henry Sene Yee did a fantastic job on this book cover.
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