Book Covers - Decoding the Universe

I’d give up my dog’s first-born puppy in exchange for being able to do science-related covers like this.

Thornby definitely has the touch. His minimalist and modern style works perfectly with the subject matter. (A similar cover by Thornby.)

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whilst i appreciate the spartan use of its elements i cant help but feel it’s ultimatly cold. a missed opertunity for a great title and a fascinating subject.

I have to agree with Graham on this one. The cover is just too empty for my tastes. Better, I think, was this cover posted a few days back.

Loved this cover the first time I saw it a few months ago. It’s perfect for it’s audience.

Don’t that it’s minimalism is excessively cold. It’s scientifically intellectual, without being populist or illustrative.

One thing to keep in mind – something that’s often ignored on some of the sites that discuss book jacket design – is how much influence a publisher and author can exercise over a given design. Obviously, I understand that one can’t comment on the “politics” – for lack of a better word – that led to a particular jacket if one isn’t involved in the process. So . . .

Having worked at both Viking and Vintage, I can say that there was a good deal more autonomy at Vintage (where “Shortcut” was published) than at Viking (where “Decoding” was published). The reason this cover is spare could be less a reflection of Herb’s taste for minimalism than the fact that Viking’s publisher cannot tollerate anything graphically complicated.

Personally, I think it’s a much greater challange to get a remotely interesting cover approved at a publishing house where the upper management are bean-counting middle-of-the-road bores, as opposed to getting a terrific cover approved at a house where there’s enlightened management that appreciate good design.

That being said, while Peter’s design is terrific, the fact that Herb got an interesting design through the gauntlet is, to me, the greater success story.

Herb Thornby’s cover for “In Search of Memory” – - – what are the three small designs in rectangles?

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