Fiction Advocate Art Director and award winning designer Matt Tanner is featured this week in a New York Times slide show about the process of book jacket design. Matt talks through his process and the various iterations of a recent project, the first draft of which appears above. View the slideshow to see the final design.

As always, Matt’s work is incredible and thoughtful, and we’re just proud to know him. Check out more of his awesome work in the Fiction Advocate store, where you can pick up a whole slew of books featuring his excellent covers.

– Michael Moats