Every Book Has Its Cover

Eric C. Wilder on Designing Ruth Scurr's Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows

Vyki Hendy

Eric C. Wilder is a graphic designer with over 20 years experience. He is one half of design studio Chapman & Wilder, former publisher of Spine Magazine and producer of Spine Podcast. Here he talks us through his process for designing the striking cover for Ruth Scurr’s Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows.

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To be published by Liveright on the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s death (June 15, 2021,) Ruth Scurr’s Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows is an unprecedented portrait of the Emperor seen through his engagement with the natural world. Along with the brief for this project, Design Direct