# Luminous Laser-Cut Book Covers The Redesigned Harry Potter Pop-Up Books are Magically Illustrated By Alyson Wyers | Published 2014-12-03 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/redesigned-harry-potter References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/371097/Harry-Potter-Books-Redesigned-With-Glowing-Covers-Pop-Up-Pages/) & [behance.net](https://www.behance.net/gallery/19617679/J-K-Rowling-Harry-Potter-) Even though Bloomsbury recently released refreshed covers for the Harry Potter book series, a Hungarian artist put her own spin on the novels with her redesigned [Harry Potter pop-up books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miniso-x-harry-potter). Kincső Nagy's glowing book covers each have an illustration symbolic of that installment's plot. For example, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows features a laser-cut luminous deathly hallows symbol while Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has a snake in the shape of an S. Except for the glow in the dark illustrations, the redesigned Harry Potter book covers are a simple black paper with the book title printed vertically on the side, also in black. The inside has a pop-up format with more magically mesmerizing illustration. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 87% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/books) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Laser-cut Book Covers:** New designs of books with laser-cut covers can add an attractive and modern look to bookstores. - **Pop-up Format Books:** Pop-up books for young adults can be a unique innovation opportunity to enhance reading interest and keep young adults engaged. - **Illustrative Book Covers:** Incorporating illustrations into book covers can play an important role to connect with book readers and to enhance user experience. ### Who This Affects Most - **Publishing Industry:** Publishing industry can explore new designs of book covers and book formats like interactive pop-up books to boost book sales and readership. - **Book Retail Industry:** Retailers can test the appetite for new innovative book designs, such as laser-cut and eye-catching illustration designs, in their stores to attract the customers. - **Children's Book Industry:** Incorporating pop-up designs into books can be a trend for children's book industry to attract and enhance the reading interest of the young children. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Minimalist Design-Conscious Boot Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harry-potter-hogwarts-set.md) - [Vibrant Artist Pop-Up Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keith-haring-popup-book.md) - [Sci-Fi Show Pop-Up Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stranger-things-the-ultimate-popup-book.md) - [Immersive Jigsaw Puzzles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harry-potter-jigsaw-puzzle.md) - [Magic-Inspired Cook Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harry-potter-bake-create-and-decorate.md) - [Subtly Magical Smartphone Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harry-potter-x-casetify-collection.md) - [Whimsical World-Inspired Cookbooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wizarding-world-cookbook.md) - [Magic-Themed Card Decks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uno-harry-potter.md) - [Fantasy Keycap Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hogwarts-house-keycaps.md)