Bob W., Have you noticed that you cannot see the feet ofeither Daleks or Penguins. They both sweep across the floor with no visible locomotion... Regards, Bob S. (Penguins had me early too, but I escaped!)
On 6/26/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Doors of Perception is a very interesting book. Most people (of my > generation anyway) read it in their teens. > > I must say, Ann, I think your cover is overly literal, but perhaps Tim > is right and there is a different style of cover in the US. The cover > wouldn't really give me much of a clue about the book. If I don't know > a book or author already I want a cover to intrigue me enough to make > me pick up the book and look at the blurb on the back. This one makes > me think it will be about home renovation, so it would stay on the > shelf. Unless I'd made the shelf, in which case it would collapse. I > also think the 2 typefaces are too fussy and are fighting each other > aswell as the background. > > I think your covers would be improved if you retained the elegant, > unelaborated simplicity of your best photos. > > But I would think that, because I was raised by Penguins. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Tim Øsleby > > Sent: 26 June 2006 21:03 > > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > > Subject: RE: GESO: 6 book covers > > > > I knew those cowers where meant to promote your self as a > > cower designer. > > > > I've read Huxley (brave new world), but not that book. The > > others, no. > > You may be onto something when you are explaining why they > > don't work for > > me. > > > > We have some American paperbacks in the stores here, and they > > do look very > > different from "our" books. So I _do_ think American > > publishers have another > > style at their book cowers. > > > > BTW. Small world :-) When writing this I took a stroll over to my > book > > shelf. And there I found "The Doors of Persception", third > > impression, 1954. > > This cower is a play with geometric figures. It's after my > > grand father; > > it's been on my read list for some time. Now it moved a bit up. > > > > > > Tim > > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > > Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > > (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of > > > Ann Sanfedele > > > Sent: 26. juni 2006 21:28 > > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > Subject: Re: GESO: 6 book covers > > > > > > Tim - the covers are a purely commercial venture for me - > > > I'm intentionally trying to > > > have them look like what I think publishers would like and > > > to just kind show off > > > that I can do certain specific things. But I had a lot of > > > fun doing it. I haven't finished > > > the group -- I've even got one black and white face photo I > > > need to find the right title for... > > > but I didnt want these to be things that were elsewhere in > > > my selections on photo.net > > > > > > These are all real book titles from authors I have read > > > (except Roswell) I expect if you > > > have never heard of any of the books, let alone read them, > > > the whole perception would be > > > different. > > > > > > glad you like my Faces :) > > > > > > ann > > > > > > > > > > > > Tim Øsleby wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm afraid none of the book cowers really tickles my > > brain. I think it's > > > a > > > > cultural thing. I believe American book cowers have a completely > > > different > > > > "language" with another set of references I can't relate to. > > > > > > > > BUT. This gave me an opportunity to look at your Faces in > > B&W. Really > > > good > > > > work, with really interesting characters. It's more than > > just faces. You > > > are > > > > very good at portraying people within what looks like a > > natural context. > > > > > > > > Tim > > > > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > > > > > > Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > > > > (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > > Of > > > > > Ann Sanfedele > > > > > Sent: 22. juni 2006 22:23 > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Subject: GESO: 6 book covers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/annsan > > > > > > > > > > I'm working on these hoping to get some graphic design work > > > > > - all are inspired or suited to (i hope!) > > > > > specific real books. > > > > > > > > > > Curious as to which various people prefer.... > > > > > > > > > > I'm working on a few more. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ann > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
