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Designer: Ingsu Liu

title: Mixed

author: various

publisher: W. W. Norton

available at Amazon.com

Mixed

“An anthology of short fiction on the multiracial experience,” faces by Martin Jarrie/Marlena Agency. I think these illustrations turned out much better than photographs would have.

I agree. When you try to include every race possible in a photograph, it tends to look like a cheesy stock shot. The illustration gives it character and a uniqueness that photography can’t.
I’m not sure about the vertical black strips though.

, 2006-08-30 05:22:00 -0400

I’m so glad someone said something about the vertical black strips. I realize they connect the horizontal boxes but they disrupt the image in the background unnecessarily.

Matthew , 2006-08-30 05:30:00 -0400

Perhaps if the horizontal blocks had the same dimensional ratio as the rows of faces, they might not stand out as much… I agree with the comment bout the illlustration – the faces all blend together nicely to give the impression of a greater whole. Still a nice cover.

, 2006-08-30 06:35:00 -0400

nice color pallete. and the type choice fits the illustrations well. i’m against the vertical strips.

zach , 2006-08-30 07:02:00 -0400

does anyone know what the main typeface is?

, 2006-08-30 07:04:00 -0400

I think the main typeface is Fenway.
Very nice use of the illustrations…

Kimberly , 2006-08-30 07:29:00 -0400

thanks.I didn’t think Fenway could look so good!

, 2006-08-30 08:10:00 -0400

Very nice…but very ILLUSTRATORS 46

http://www.amazon.com/Illustrators-46-Annual/dp/0060749792/sr=8-2/qid=1156975430/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-2274502-0926402?ie=UTF8

, 2006-08-30 11:06:00 -0400

oh my, very similar to the Illustrators cover, but still nice, altho I’m not totally delighted with the treatment and placement of those black panels. I wish that they all somehow worked with the grid of the photos. Subtitle is a bit unresolved as well.

, 2006-09-01 12:54:00 -0400

I don’t know, I kind of like the black boxes. Visually reinforces the concept of “mixed” to me. Things overlapping and not lining up where you’d expect.

jac , 2006-09-12 08:01:00 -0400

I think it’s kind of sharing with us what’s in the book a little boring but I like it

, 2007-12-19 09:33:00 -0500

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