CR turns us onto a new edition of Vatsyayana classic, Kama Sutra, coming soon on Penguin Classics under their Graphic Deluxe series. The challenge with Kama Sutra as described by word-form illustrator, Malika Favre, whose work is featured on the cover, is that the book houses no images.

The graphic design and presentation of the Kama Sutra comes only through the cover work: ”There are no pictures inside the book so the challenge was to make the cover sexy, modern and daring without being vulgar or over the top. I decided to create a very bold and playful alphabet that would run across both flaps and front and back cover spelling “Kama Sutra.”

The beautifully re-worked edition of Kama Sutra arrives stateside on January 31 from Penguin Classics. Available from Amazon.

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We featured Vahram Muratyan’s work a while back. He continues the series with a new book, Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities featuring 105 colourful illustrations poking fun at two idiosyncratic cities. As Cool Hunting“Muratyan presents his unique observations in this delightful book, featuring visually striking graphics paired with witty, thought-provoking taglines that celebrate the special details of each city.” Coming Jan 31 from Penguin. Available from Amazon.

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For those that need to unique-up everything, these Penguin Books luggage tags make you look like a thinking while offering a special indicator on your bag. Makes for easy viewing off the luggage return. Choose from two titles: On the Road by Jack Kerouac and The Lost Girl by D. H. Lawrence. (sm)

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