I Don't: A Contrarian History of Marriage
Design by Amy C. King
I hereby announce that The Book Design Review will bestow its first annual "This Takes Balls" award in 2008, and that we've got a clear frontrunner:.jpg)
Bloomsbury USA, take a friggin' bow.
UPDATE: My new favorite reader James points us to an article discussing the use of this image on more than one jacket. Hey, it happens:
8 comments:
what a perfect cover! what a blend.
Designer is Amy C. King
Thanks anon!
Ballsy, but already used similarly on another cover.
The other book is Erotomania, a novel. There's actually an explanation of how the books came to use the same photo here.
It should be noted that the Erotomania (published by $2 Radio) cover wraps around and leaves no mistake for what these chimps are doing. Also, they had their launch party at the Museum of Sex -- truly using this cover image and its implications to the fullest!
oh big deal!
wow! amazing what good design does to an image.
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