Designer: Natalya Balnova
Photographer: Tom Friedman
title: The Catastrophist
author: Lawrence Douglas
publisher: Other Press, 2006
Designer: Natalya Balnova
Photographer: Tom Friedman
title: The Catastrophist
author: Lawrence Douglas
publisher: Other Press, 2006
— Ben Pieratt, 2007-01-05 12:18:00
The photo’s been flipped upside down so it looks like he’s face up on the ceiling, but he’s on the floor. I remember Pavel Kohout’s “White Book” where a man could walk upside on the ceiling; this reminds me of it. A striking cover, indeed.
— Terry Bigham, 2007-01-06 08:17:00
yeah Tom Friedman is awesome.
The photo is almost as clever as this Shigeo Fukuda’s exhibition poster from ‘85.
— Ben Pieratt, 2007-01-06 16:10:00
I think he’s having an out of body experience.
— Chuck S., 2007-01-07 01:36:00
Its Natalya BALNOVA with and A not an O! check it:
http://natabalnova.com/
— vahakn, 2007-01-08 09:29:00
best cover of the year
— rek, 2007-01-08 11:23:00
I need to work on my handwriting..
— Ben Pieratt, 2007-01-08 12:50:00
Natalya is wonderful. She’s done some great covers for Other Press, including the cover for my forthcoming novel, THE INTERLOPER. (So I’m biased. But still, the minute Other Press had the book I was looking forward to working with her.)
— Antoine Wilson, 2007-01-08 15:18:00
I just love looking at it. So simple yet so mesmermizing.
— renee, 2007-01-08 16:14:00
intreeging
— jake o., 2007-01-09 06:34:00
Such a tremendous feeling of no gravity and open space..
— Ori Perez, 2007-01-10 02:15:00
You sure you didn’t scan it feet up?
— Priit, 2007-01-15 02:10:00
Great photo. Great type. Red. Black. White. Great stuff.
— Tim Belonax, 2007-01-17 13:41:00
This is a knockout. Fantastic cover.
— m welch, 2007-01-24 13:52:00
Hmmm… upon first glance it’s alluring and smart. But then I figure it out a few seconds later and suddenly I see something shinny off in the distance and I forget about this cover.
— C-Dog, 2007-02-08 23:32:00
c-dog thinks he’s being cute!
— d-nut, 2007-02-09 08:46:00
“Thinks”.......... no, it’s “knows.”
— son of C-Dog, 2007-02-11 02:39:00
great!
— cintia, 2007-02-14 07:52:00
c-dog is an a-hole
— joey big boots, 2007-02-16 12:41:00
C-Dog is honest.
— C-Dog, 2007-02-19 07:21:00
C-Dog is honest.
— C-Dog, 2007-02-19 07:21:00
huh?
— C-Dog, 2007-02-19 07:22:00
I may be an A-hole, but I don’t BS.
— C-Dog 2, 2007-02-19 07:23:00
fabulous! I love it!
— Andressa Peres, 2007-03-15 18:22:00
Great! Human expression! Very good!
— Amanda, 2007-03-15 18:28:00
I wish there was more attention to editing. why didnt he get rid of the baseboard going up the wall in the picture?
— kelly Bowker, 2007-04-09 10:33:00
i love how this book cover page turned into comment wars…. and c-dog IS a fag
— d-nut, 2007-05-22 07:28:00
this is a beautiful cover – simple & dramatic.
— maureen, 2007-06-19 10:59:00
What?...is he humping the ceiling?
— Hank, 2007-08-06 15:18:00