tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post712976593161765212..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: American Earth and de Vicq de CumptichJRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-76956521226427580872009-10-06T13:00:48.681-07:002009-10-06T13:00:48.681-07:00The Book Design Review also recently posted a book...The Book Design Review also recently posted a book with the same bellyband-just-shorter-than-the-book idea - <a href="http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com/2009/09/asterios-polyp.html" rel="nofollow">http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com/2009/09/asterios-polyp.html</a>. I really love both. (Though someone raises the issue of how practical it is over there as well.)Alanhttp://greaterthanorequalto.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-56123985695120700272009-10-01T16:21:02.453-07:002009-10-01T16:21:02.453-07:00That's a lovely poster--thanks for the link. L...That's a lovely poster--thanks for the link. Luba Lukova was new to me, but now I'm going to have to seek out more on her.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-36377253972555587342009-10-01T08:50:21.700-07:002009-10-01T08:50:21.700-07:00About the LoA cover, I wonder if the designer was ...About the LoA cover, I wonder if the designer was influenced by the poster Luba Lukova did in 2001 (she also did the art for our One-Straw Revolution book). It too depicts a bird made up of smaller elements. You can see it on Rene Wanner's really cool Poster news site: http://bit.ly/mSsilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-24310067742303647192009-09-30T01:38:18.127-07:002009-09-30T01:38:18.127-07:00It's such a simple (and yet odd) idea, beautif...It's such a simple (and yet odd) idea, beautifully done.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-27379644751270669612009-09-30T01:03:23.929-07:002009-09-30T01:03:23.929-07:00Lovely stuff. The Bembo book looks very interestin...Lovely stuff. The Bembo book looks very interesting. I'll have to take a look next time I hit the bookshop.Bob Fingermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985924051708608925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-26243170853360336202009-09-29T22:58:24.816-07:002009-09-29T22:58:24.816-07:00In theory I'd agree with you, but in reality i...In theory I'd agree with you, but in reality it's just so damn nice that I don't mind.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-37182922768494395552009-09-29T20:55:34.353-07:002009-09-29T20:55:34.353-07:00I don't think I'd like to own a book where...I don't think I'd like to own a book where the jacket didn't quite fit. It would slip up and down, and you could never get it to align with both the top and the bottom of the boards at the same time.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161696211557610509noreply@blogger.com