SHOOT FROM THE HIP » Books http://www.shootfromthehipblog.com Powered by A Squared Group Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Judging the Cover http://www.shootfromthehipblog.com/2009/08/judging-the-cover/ http://www.shootfromthehipblog.com/2009/08/judging-the-cover/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:39:37 +0000 Emily http://www.shootfromthehipblog.com/?p=575 Never judge a book by its cover. I was taught that once. But honestly, who doesn’t do that? And not just with books. Any marketer, as well as most consumers, can provide example after example of the importance of packaging, whether it be for a product, a brand, or a first date. Of course, if a product has great packaging but no substance, raised expectations are dashed. Not a good thing. However, if an amazing product is presented with all the panache of a dead rat, it is ignored. Definitely not a good thing.

So, I admit, I do judge books by their covers. Which is why I love the Book Cover Archive, which presents a constantly updated collection of the best book covers ever designed. Check it out.

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Peruse its blogroll, which highlights The Pelican Project (another favorite cyber-stop for folks here at A Squared Group) as well as other great websites. And submit a favorite cover of your own choosing.

The cover for Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy, which is currently on the site’s homepage, is calling to me. But don’t worry. I’ll skim the first few pages prior to purchase, just to make sure the product is as good as the packaging.

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Things Magazine has compiled a collection of Pelican Books covers, called The Pelican Project.  Interesting to see the progression of covers from the 1930’s to the 1980’s. My favorite decade is the 1960’s, when Germano Facetti headed up design from ‘62 to ‘71. Not sure if this is an on-going project, wherein more covers will be added, but it’s still an impressive collection to check out.

http://www.thingsmagazine.net/projects/pelican.htm

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