The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), the oldest and largest professional membership organization for design, has announced the winners of their prestigious annual book design competition “50 Books/50 Covers of 2009,” and we are very happy and proud to announce that three of those books were Melville House titles designed by our art director Kelly Blair: The Blindfold Test, Experimental Geography and Drunk.

According to the press release on AIGA’s website, “Experts in publishing and book design met to review entries for the “50 Books/50 Covers of 2009” competition, reviewing more than 800 entries over the course of several days.”

According to the release, “This year’s selections for AIGA’s annual design competitions reflect the changing landscape of communication design and book design, in which designers are pushing boundaries by experimenting with format, context, materials and even their traditional role in society.”

Some of their other selections are fabulous, too. Not as fabulous, perhaps, but, well …. You can check out all the winners here.