The Horizontal World

So great I’ll probably give it some extra room and set it on its side on my bookshelf.

— , 2006-07-11 08:30:00 -0400

I have no clue what it’s about, but I’d buy it just for the cover. Wonderful!

— Sameer Vasta , 2006-07-11 08:43:00 -0400

Fine! I like it.

— Nick Blume , 2006-07-11 09:14:00 -0400

That’s beautiful. And it’s nice to see hand rendered lettering rather than digitised handwriting (OK, someone tell me I’m wrong).

— Richard Weston , 2006-07-11 09:56:00 -0400

I would have put the text on the horizon line but to me the whole concept is wrong unless the text inside the book is printed longways like the cover.

— , 2006-07-11 11:26:00 -0400

I’ll have to see this one on the shelf before I make a judgment. Could go either way, methinks.

— Austin Storm , 2006-07-11 13:44:00 -0400

The background image is striking, but is anyone but me bothered by the gap between the colon and the “g” in “growing”? My mind keeps trying to squeeze the author’s name into the space, but it doesn’t quite fit. Which makes the cover feel antsy and unresolved to me (which may represent the tone of the book as well).

— CB , 2006-07-11 14:04:00 -0400

The contrast between the foreground and background colors make it a striking picture. Excellent design.

— Alvin , 2006-07-11 16:02:00 -0400

So rare to find a fresh visual take on a prairie landscape. Try looking at it sideways—the image becomes deathly boring; the rotation gives it a wonderful tension, like the bales of hay will slip right off the bottom.

— , 2006-07-12 17:00:00 -0400

I agree with CB about the type. It’s a fabulous concept, and a great image, but falls apart a bit on the level of type design. I don’t think unresolved type can be rationalized as representing the tone of the book.

— , 2006-07-13 05:17:00 -0400

Personally I love the imperfection in the typography.

Kind of show the “wild” aspect of the title. Pushing outside of the norm.

However it will most likely make my bookshelf.

— benjamin kinzer , 2006-07-13 13:26:00 -0400

I think the gap in the type is perfect, and represents horizontality just right. Turn the book on its side and read the title again, you have to scan the horizontal to finish it, just as you do to take in the landscape. Perfect!

— , 2006-07-14 03:42:00 -0400

the gap works. it’s “the middle of nowhere”

— mike , 2006-07-14 08:52:00 -0400

Thank you Mike! I’m from the South Plains of Texas. And this represents so many feelings perfectly. It IS the middle of nowhere. I think its a perfect cover in a world where nothing is perfect.

— , 2006-07-20 10:17:00 -0400

This is one of the most dynamic covers I have seen in a while. If displayed at a bookstore, I would have immediately gravitated towards it, picked it up, and considered it.

I went to Amazon immediately after seeing it here and read the review and ordered it.

The cover really captures the essence of the content.

— Chris , 2006-07-21 10:27:00 -0400

Wow, great cover. Thats all I have to say about this one.

— , 2006-08-28 16:10:00 -0400

Wonderful! Gorgeous! I like that it takes effort to turn it or your head to read it. The blank space in the middle makes it not compete with the horizon line at all.

Those colors!

— , 2007-05-12 11:26:00 -0400

The Realist Abstract, postcard lettering!! DiGrado is a genius.

— , 2007-05-30 09:59:00 -0400

I love this designer! She is great! I’ve been a Kathleen DiGrado fan for many years! Great work…
scottpark@spstudios.com

— , 2008-02-12 02:24:00 -0500

I’ve actually read the book; it’s one of my favorites! Everything is beautifully written and inspiringly raw.

— , 2008-05-06 08:53:00 -0400

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— garlica , 2010-01-20 08:12:31 -0500