This is good. Poetry covers have had a problem for a while now--a lot of Serious Paintings going on, in varying shades of mud and frogskin and autumn leaves. That said, I think things have gotten better in the last five years or so: more color, better fonts, and better design, at least among the books of the younger generation.
is a poetry cover that, uh, doesn't say "Serious Poetry cover".
Unless you think taxidermied Siamese squirrels say "Serious Poetry". Which, why not?
And from a design perspective, when was the last time you got to spec a Pantone fluorescent on a poetry cover (or any "literary" cover, for that matter)?
This is good. Poetry covers have had a problem for a while now--a lot of Serious Paintings going on, in varying shades of mud and frogskin and autumn leaves. That said, I think things have gotten better in the last five years or so: more color, better fonts, and better design, at least among the books of the younger generation.
ReplyDeleteThe cover image must be Jay Ryan's - www.thebirdmachine.com
ReplyDeleteTHank you! I'll add that info to the post!
ReplyDeleteRyan's a great artist - I have three of his prints but wasn't familiar with this cover. He also did the cover for Michael Chabon's The Final Solution.
ReplyDeleteI am somewhat, kind of, ok so completely biased (being the designer) but this
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.com/Fancy-Beasts-Alex-Lemon/dp/1571314431/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269897780&sr=8-1
is a poetry cover that, uh, doesn't say "Serious Poetry cover".
Unless you think taxidermied Siamese squirrels say "Serious Poetry". Which, why not?
And from a design perspective, when was the last time you got to spec a Pantone fluorescent on a poetry cover (or any "literary" cover, for that matter)?
Enjoy.
-Christian Fuenfhausen