tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post7561698025455587868..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: Faber & Faber & Faber & Faber...JRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-74721934718806875212009-07-01T18:43:25.895-07:002009-07-01T18:43:25.895-07:00Thanks again--I don't know of any food Austral...Thanks again--I don't know of any food Australian book design books, but if one emerges, I'll let you know!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-58158727453281202292009-07-01T17:34:09.959-07:002009-07-01T17:34:09.959-07:00And thank you for making me keep those 13 quid! ;)...And thank you for making me keep those 13 quid! ;) Really, a book on Faber book cover design that misses John McConnell/Pentagram 1980's superb art direction (that put Faber up there way above the lame Penguin of that decade) must only be attributed to a conscious decision of reappraising the old (forgotten) Faber covers (maybe Connolly explains that in those 10 pages, and being an author known also for his book on 1st edition book collecting I believe this was a personal choice rather than an objective view of F&F history). Then again, the cover (again) tells it all, so one cannot blame the author I guess.<br />Great blog, by the way! A joy to read (that post on the Austrian-Brazillian designer was a MUST read). Keep up the good work, mate!<br />(Any good book on Aussie book design?)<br /><br />Pedro MarquesPedro Marqueshttp://pedromarquesdg.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-48975227631775960612009-07-01T16:02:06.824-07:002009-07-01T16:02:06.824-07:00Hi, Pedro: I too was expecting lots of information...Hi, Pedro: I too was expecting lots of information, as with 'Penguin By Design', but instead there's about 10 (big) pages of text at the start, a single page of text for each decade, and then the indexes. <br /><br />I'm glad I'm not alone in my Klimowski love!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-69369791797465985002009-07-01T08:01:40.755-07:002009-07-01T08:01:40.755-07:00No Klimowski, no buy! :) I had the book ih the wis...No Klimowski, no buy! :) I had the book ih the wish list for months, but I was expecting more text (in a "Penguin by Design" veign) and KLIMOWSKI. Thank you for the post though.<br /><br />Pedro MarquesPedro Marqueshttp://pedromarquesdg.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-69648154518842572762009-06-30T21:00:37.077-07:002009-06-30T21:00:37.077-07:00Done and done! Thanks.Done and done! Thanks.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-21025931766589195882009-06-30T20:31:55.402-07:002009-06-30T20:31:55.402-07:00Joseph, if I might commend you here: http://www.bo...Joseph, if I might commend you here: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780571240012/Faber-and-Faber-Eighty-Years-of-Book-Cover-Design -- It'll cost you only US$27, with free postage.<br /><br />Readymade: It's a weird omission, isn't it?JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-65340873391451659392009-06-30T20:09:59.791-07:002009-06-30T20:09:59.791-07:00No Klimowski?! What a shame :(No Klimowski?! What a shame :(Readymadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636031917981754285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-56939194546386087702009-06-30T18:44:34.834-07:002009-06-30T18:44:34.834-07:00Must. Have. Now. Looks like I'll be paying thr...Must. Have. Now. Looks like I'll be paying through the nose to have it shipped 'cross the pond, though.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.com