We’ve been wondering how (or whether) to post our own book covers as they get published. I can neatly sidestep that stickiness due to the fact that I had nothing to do with this particular project.
Relevant Books’ Foundations of Faith is a collection of classics of Christian philosophy. Obviously the line is a little inspired by the Penguin Great Ideas collection, though it also reminds me of the Canongate Bible that was published almost a decade ago.
Nice graphic, so tell me what it has to do with “Christian Perfection?” Look at the other books below that, they have nothing to do with the titles. I think the covers could have been done with more research.
These look great and all the better because they knocked that awful Sabriel cover of the top slot; I’ve had the site set as my home page since I found it but was seriously considering changing it. That “label” graphic is lovely but I agree, an explanation would be helpful.
Unfortunately I am not too familiar with any of these books and can’t comment, all I can say is that Ben and Chris take High Concept very seriously. Guess I have some heavy reading ahead…
I’m in Mozambique on a 2kps connection right now (no seriously), so you’ll have to excuse me if I opt out of posting a lengthy response since it’s around $3 per minute on this thing. But as soon as I get back (monday), I’ll be sure to post a good explanation as to why the covers look the way they do.
I can assure you all that we did quite a bit of research, read all the books, and acted accordingly.
They each have to do with the contents, rest assured. For example, John Wesley was known for preaching directly from the back of his horse, from town to town. These are classics so read the Relevant version or consult your friendly wikipedia article for more info on each author; they’re important contributors to Western thought, not just Christian philosophy.
it’s refreshing to see book covers for this genre that don’t involve glowing religious symbols and a doe-eyed jesus. it actually makes me interested in them, when i’d normally run screaming from anything with “christian” on it.
I love the design on Christian Perfection the most, but they are all refreshingly nice and new. The tag thing that is carried through on all the books seems out of place on all of them. There had to be a unifiying feature to tie the series in together that worked better then that.
you need more pictures of books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We’ve been wondering how (or whether) to post our own book covers as they get published. I can neatly sidestep that stickiness due to the fact that I had nothing to do with this particular project.
Relevant Books’ Foundations of Faith is a collection of classics of Christian philosophy. Obviously the line is a little inspired by the Penguin Great Ideas collection, though it also reminds me of the Canongate Bible that was published almost a decade ago.— Eric Jacobsen, 2006-08-01 12:05:00
excellent cover! what’s with the newsvine logo though?
— Ryan Schroeder, 2006-08-01 15:01:00
Nice graphic, so tell me what it has to do with “Christian Perfection?” Look at the other books below that, they have nothing to do with the titles. I think the covers could have been done with more research.
— S, 2006-08-01 15:54:00
I agree, they’re definitely beautiful, but I don’t get what they have to do with their titles.
— Alvin, 2006-08-01 22:14:00
These look great and all the better because they knocked that awful Sabriel cover of the top slot; I’ve had the site set as my home page since I found it but was seriously considering changing it. That “label” graphic is lovely but I agree, an explanation would be helpful.
— Richard Weston, 2006-08-02 02:39:00
harsh!
Unfortunately I am not too familiar with any of these books and can’t comment, all I can say is that Ben and Chris take High Concept very seriously. Guess I have some heavy reading ahead…
— Eric Jacobsen, 2006-08-02 12:26:00
I’m in Mozambique on a 2kps connection right now (no seriously), so you’ll have to excuse me if I opt out of posting a lengthy response since it’s around $3 per minute on this thing. But as soon as I get back (monday), I’ll be sure to post a good explanation as to why the covers look the way they do.
I can assure you all that we did quite a bit of research, read all the books, and acted accordingly.
— Ben, 2006-08-02 12:40:00
They each have to do with the contents, rest assured. For example, John Wesley was known for preaching directly from the back of his horse, from town to town. These are classics so read the Relevant version or consult your friendly wikipedia article for more info on each author; they’re important contributors to Western thought, not just Christian philosophy.
— Chris Papasadero, 2006-08-02 14:28:00
On first glance I ‘get’ the visual tie in for Foundations, Sermon Archive, and Orthodoxy right away. The horse one is striking, at least.
— rek, 2006-08-03 07:57:00
i hope ben’s explanation is better than chris’
— john, 2006-08-05 06:30:00
it’s refreshing to see book covers for this genre that don’t involve glowing religious symbols and a doe-eyed jesus. it actually makes me interested in them, when i’d normally run screaming from anything with “christian” on it.
— jaclyn, 2006-08-07 17:07:00
I love the design on Christian Perfection the most, but they are all refreshingly nice and new. The tag thing that is carried through on all the books seems out of place on all of them. There had to be a unifiying feature to tie the series in together that worked better then that.
— J.R. Caines, 2006-08-28 20:04:00
seeing the thumbnail, i thought that was a fly on the cover / i must be tripping.
— perry, 2006-11-09 18:10:00
I can see their relevances, especially in the Pascal books. They’re lovely and some of my favorites on this site.
— Meredith, 2006-11-30 19:59:00
excellent work on the “handbook” and “perfection” – did FWIS design the cover for “god is here” as well? cos its a gorgeous nod to morris louis’ work.
— James Kingsley, 2006-12-02 10:48:00
you need more pictures of books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— fart, 2007-03-27 17:47:00
Some of my favourite book covers, period.
— Luke Tonge, 2007-04-14 10:37:00
can anyone explain the “newsvinish” logo? im really curious to its meaning.
— tyler, 2007-06-11 14:59:00
very good
— javiera, 2008-04-19 11:30:00