Brian M Kane: Book Design -- Book Covers

James Bama: American Realist (Flesk, 2006)

The cover art was selected not only because it is an iconic image of
Doc Savage, Bama's most recognizable character, but because warm
tones attract the eye. The black frame was deliberately chosen to
create a physical and visual space between this book and other
books when displayed facing out on a bookstore shelf. The
same concept was repeated with the spine vignette.

Teaching and Learning Emergent Research Methodologies in
Art Education (Unpublished)

The author supplied the photograph for this cover with
the instruction to run a rainbow down the road.

Prince Valiant, Vol. 13: 1961-1962 (Fantagraphics Books, 2016)

The cover layout for this series was established by the original
designer. As the current Editor of the series, I am responsible
for image selection and placement. Images, or in some cases
whole pages, are chosen from the 104 Sunday Prince Valiant
pages included in each volume. Since each page contains
between three to eight panels, the process can be challenging.

Here, Vols. 13 and 15 contain images that represent the various
storylines in each book, while Vol. 14 is thematic of the series.

Prince Valiant, Vol. 14: 1963-1964 (Fantagraphics Books, 2016)

See the Restoration -- Artwork portfolio for an example of the
restoration work executed on one of this cover's panels.