The Book Design Review recently posted their favorite book covers of 2008. Some of their faves:

I admit: my love for books comes from what’s on the inside and out. Many times one has nothing to do with the other, but damn if having a cool cover doesn’t make a visual creative stop and notice.

The same can be said for DVDs.

The folks at WellMedicated posted their favorite 50 DVD box art designs from The Criterion Collection. Take a gander:

Another confession: I love scanning The Criterion Collection section at VisArt. Each DVD box is like two works of art in one package.

By the way, you can now watch a few films from The Criterion Collection online for only five bucks. We’re living in the future, baby.