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Designer: Paul Buckley

title: Dangerous Pilgrimages

author: Malcolm Bradbury

publisher: Viking Adult, 1996

available at Amazon.com

Description of this cover as given by Mr. Buckley in the book Next: The New Generation in Graphic Design:

”’This was an attempt to make a potentially dry subject–transcontinental literary comparisons–look intriguing. The perfect old, red book was found in a used bookstore, photographed, and superimposed with the type treatment.’ Belenson created the map texture, which the illustrator turned into a box and incorporated into the final collage in Photoshop.”

This is probably on my Top Ten Favorite Covers Ever list. (I only say probably because I have yet to make said list, and for all I know, it’d get bumped down to #13 or something.)

What’s up with the horrible jpeg artifacting on this image?

booo…

(blame amazon)

Ben Pieratt, 2006-01-06 08:29:00

Such a novel idea.

Im actually jealous of Paul. HA

benjamin kinzer, 2006-01-06 12:58:00

Every designer should be jealous of Buckley. The dude is a genius.

Ben Pieratt, 2006-01-06 14:55:00

True. But then jealousy gets us nowhere.

However learning from a master is a better solution.

The concept is well executed. Handled so well compared to super imposing this book on a round globe.

However what is the picture in the middle of the book?

benjamin kinzer, 2006-01-07 17:14:00

A globe with little ornaments on either side.

Ben, 2006-01-07 22:16:00

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