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The other other mike—it’s morons.
Ahem.
It’s hard to make that font work well with anything; as exemplified here.
I agree with Shalls—as a series this feels incredibly sloppy. The real cohering factor should be the photographs, which all seem drawn from completely different stock collections and then converted to… — C-Dog
Hypothetically speaking: IF e-books become successful
What I’m actually interested in is: Will there be covers on e-books? A book cover needs it’s contents, the book itself can do without the cover. Bearing in mind that this website is mainly about book covers, I havenR… — Iggy
I thought they were great, though as others have said the execution could be a little better. Not as big a fan of the Odyssey cover, since it just seems too obvious (I’m largely thinking of the “Odyssey” module from the Apollo XIII attempt).
But the pa… — Andrew
fyi I just bought a copy of Nova because I love the cover so much, and it’s just wonderful
— Eric J
Agreed. The dot is where it should be.
— boblet
wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow, wow …
— flexa
I would be interested in seeing another crop. Maybe just one side or more of it. At first glance it seems heavy even though I don’t believe its supposed to be. The pointing down of the shape and the heavy base make it feel like its falling and makes me lose interest. What if it was moved u… — Arthur
i love this book though im im not done yet
and by mistake i read my friend leonard first it was so good i cried in the end when leonard decided to kill himself im so glad i went to camp and the girl showed me the book there both really good im probably his youngest fan
you need to do girly covers
— Makenzie
awful. Hardcover slightly better, but not much.
— boblet
I love this. I read it as plane as in level/view too, not as in aeroplane at first, but that just added a little more to it for me.
— boblet
stunning.
— boblet
@freem
No, Kidd couldn’t use Schul’z signature.
Kidd was able to use any font he wanted to.
It’s zanny and somber at the same time, kinda like Steve Martin.
— anne
RIP to Mr. Disch. I’m afraid I’m not familiar with his work but I do like a cynical examination of society every now and again, so perhaps I’ll check him out.
I agree with Ian’s “redesign” idea. Speaking ill of the dead aside, these covers appear to… — C-Dog
My favorite part of this cover besides the front is the way it gradates and wraps around the spine, onto the back. I love the way it fades and colors itself.
— Andrew Kopietz![[ internal: Hey You! ]](/images/items/693_thumb.jpg)
Natalie Smith:
http://homepage.mac.com/nataliefsmith/
— TL
I like it…reminds me of the artworks on the cd covers of some postrock indie and heawy rock bands…pretty nice illustration…
— Ivan
This series has had a lot of different covers.
The Australian covers are quite different:
http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781741140408
I think I prefer the black covers – they’re not exactly brilliant design, but they make for a striking … — Hannah
Natalie, I have always been proud of you! I know that what ever you put your heart into will come out GREAT. Keep it up! Love, Uncle Paul
— PAUL R. SMITH
My wife’s family farm in South Georgia closely resembles the front cover on “the story of Edgar Sawtelle”. I saw Allison Saltzman’s name on the jacket. How can I buy a reprint of the painting on the cover? I would like to frame it for her on our anniversary. Any help … — Stephen Stapleton
This design is great, one of the better examples of the “design hipster and a flavour of the moment”—congruent number of letters/ink traps across the cover. I thnk it’s more effective with an image in the background like the covers designed for the whitechapel ‘docu… — matt
“This is the paperback cover. The hardback edition did come in an envelope…”
SWEET! Great minds——
— C-Dog
i have to agree with c-dog on this and thought the treatment in regards to the content is pretty off/ironic. they basically took the most well known and recognisable building he’s designed and stuck it on. i also agree that it looks like a kafka cover ive seen before. to be honest it̵… — blah
I noticed this cover in the store. The photo of the tracers is an excellent choice. I always like when an image or design can indirectly refer to something (airplanes bombing a city) without literally showing the subject.
I agree that the spine really doesn’t relate to the front. Alt… — Andrew Brozyna