Not like other title text!
Book covers with typography oriented in non-standard alignments, instead of the typical horizontal + left to right text alignment. Or: graphic design is my passion, and today we are learning about text paths đââïž. This is an immensely silly List, and always open to suggestionsâvertical text, circular, upside down, anything goes!
created by ayzrules
last updated March, 2026
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As someone who's bad at graphic design, I absolutely love seeing others pull it off well, so this list is awesome! Are you looking for any hand-lettering as well, or sticking to typography?
ayzrulesOP
Totally open to anything with hand lettering too! â€ïž
Okay so my edition of babel has a vertical title, and then I can suggest :
- harleen by stjepan sejic
- l'Ă©cume des jours by boris vian
- the perks of being a wallflower
- jusqu'au plpus profond des astres by A.J. Twice
- Je suis votre pire cauchemar ! by kiyémis kiyémis
- the french version of blackwater (la crue is the french title of the 1st book)
- attentat by amélie nothomb
I hope I understood well the assignment
These are perfect, thank you! Some really stunning ones there too đđ
ahhh amazing list! i love when book covers get funky with their titles, it's always soso cool đââïžđââïž editing to add: the unworthy by augustina bazterrica would absolutely fit this!
ayzrulesOP
Ooooh yes perf thanks so much đââïžâ€ïž
i also have a few more if youâd like đ (yes, i went through everything in my library just for this lmao) butter by asako yuzuki drive your plow over the bones of the dead by olga tokarczuk moonflow by bitter karella of thunder and lightning by kimberly wang satantango by laszlo krasznahorkai unraveling by karen lord canon by paige lewis sleep donation by karen russell i hear the sunspot by yuko fumino the cautious travellerâs guide to the wastelands by sarah brooks the summer war by naomi novik a short stay in hell by steven l peck jackal by erin e. adams fever house by keith rosson unholy favors by mars adler tauhou by kotuku titihuia nuttall night of the mannequins by stephen graham jones hum by jamaal may woo woo by ella baxter the plotters by kim un-su a guest in the house by emily carroll
(if thereâs any that you already put in your list, i apologize đ)
oh i am am loving this!!! your mind is đđ€đŒ
the cover for Bone of My Bone is sooooo gorgeous I just requested it on netgalley!!
I have a few suggestions:
- Story of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
- The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz (the version where it is coming down from the eye)
- Fever House by Keith Rosson
- We Had To Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets (the version where the text runs along the frame)
- Saha by Cho Nam-Joo
- Gunk Baby by Jamie Marina Lau (pink cover with the ear)
- Red Noise by John P. Murphy
- Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun (yellow dress)
- Rosewater by Tade Thompson
- Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin
- The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (cover where the title is in a stamp)
this is such a fun list ayz! These books also have non standard title alignment if youâd like to add them:
- A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East by LĂĄszlĂł Krasznahorkai
- Red Rising by Pierce Brown
- The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland
