tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post8598129584291610330..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: CainJRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-76912729735048354102011-03-26T15:44:56.576-07:002011-03-26T15:44:56.576-07:00There are many more examples of horizontal book co...There are many more examples of horizontal book covers to be seen <a href="http://killercoversoftheweek.blogspot.com/2009/10/taking-it-laterally.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JeffJ. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-64447687358428967542011-03-25T13:05:57.651-07:002011-03-25T13:05:57.651-07:00These are not phony retro, they are the actual mov...These are not phony retro, they are the actual movie titles, re-drawn. The books are sideways because that is the shape of the movie screen.Curriculum Vitaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635257179352993998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-64626946624786172862011-03-25T04:13:51.518-07:002011-03-25T04:13:51.518-07:00Very nice. They've had me looking at my own mo...Very nice. They've had me looking at my own modest Cain collection. I note that there isn't a bad or even mediocre cover in the lot. Is there something about Cain that brings out the good in design, or have I just been avoiding the crummy?Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-67760879796918547892011-03-25T00:50:00.148-07:002011-03-25T00:50:00.148-07:00On the screen they look like vintage postcards, ra...On the screen they look like vintage postcards, rather than books. It'd interesting to see one IRL, though.Ákos Polgárdihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984144432997751813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-85315976273027468412011-03-24T15:37:38.240-07:002011-03-24T15:37:38.240-07:00Definitely! The sideways layout is has also been u...Definitely! The sideways layout is has also been used a few times before on pulp/crime books: see http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2008/11/book-you-have-to-read-grifters-by-jim.html and http://www.bookscans.com/Oddities/horizontal.htmJRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-61541346809657017882011-03-24T15:01:21.176-07:002011-03-24T15:01:21.176-07:00Not sure if I like the sideways layout, but I thin...Not sure if I like the sideways layout, but I think the "1940s movie title screen" design is brilliant, despite my usual dislike of phony retro. It's certainly better than more "quote from the text on a white background" nonsense.Craig D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02798473771333728151noreply@blogger.com