> > From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/06/26 Mon PM 09:39:33 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: GESO: 6 book covers > > 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!)
Unlike Penguins, Daleks can fly. > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
