Together with the Berlin design agency deblik, we created a concept to integrate the previously independent publishing houses Springer VS, Springer Vieweg, Springer Gabler and Springer Spektrum under the brand Springer Science+Business Media. Springer’s characteristic cover design was adapted for these four publishers to visually unify the different publications, with a colour design representing their historical independence. The main focus of our design concept was optimal readability of the covers on the internet and a comprehensive integration into Springer’s existing book workflow, including the automated, computer-guided creation of book designs.