tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post206841388151497549..comments2024-03-11T02:59:30.839-05:00Comments on The Book Design Review: New Ian Fleming HardcoversJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-41538421810749823222008-05-15T02:46:00.000-05:002008-05-15T02:46:00.000-05:00good interview with Michael on the MI6 website:htt...good interview with Michael on the MI6 website:<BR/><BR/>http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/interview_michael_gillette.php3?t=&s=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-33797950544426368392008-05-14T21:45:00.000-05:002008-05-14T21:45:00.000-05:00Tal, thanks a bunch for that link. It's fascinatin...Tal, thanks a bunch for that link. It's fascinating to see the marked difference between the two series approaches.<BR/><BR/>Much as the U.S. Penguin pulp versions of Bond are lovely -- and they are quite fetching, really -- somehow I just feel like the Brits kicked our ass again. <BR/><BR/>The UK version nods at the past while keeping it very contemporary and minimalist. The US neo-pulp editions feel slightly clumsy by comparison. <BR/><BR/>(Just my opinion.)<BR/><BR/>Or, rather, the UK editions FEEL like a vodka martini -- clean, clear, sophisticated. The US editions, more like the Champaigne of beer.<BR/><BR/>Plus, the UK wins for clever branding usage.<BR/><BR/>The US wins for cleavage usage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-32205564572420720752008-05-09T15:21:00.000-05:002008-05-09T15:21:00.000-05:00Wow. I just checked out the paintings on the Pengu...Wow. I just checked out the paintings on the Penguin site and they are AMAZING. Perfectly Bond.A.S. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885909085176901212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-12885094182129801862008-05-08T11:36:00.000-05:002008-05-08T11:36:00.000-05:00It's interesting to compare these hardcovers to th...It's interesting to compare these hardcovers to the recent Penguin James Bond paperback series. Roseanne Serra and Richie Fahey designed them: <BR/><BR/>http://www.richiefahey.com/design.htmTalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149915064459375650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-31647795940700229152008-05-08T11:00:00.000-05:002008-05-08T11:00:00.000-05:00the incredible hulk just got lucky...These are so ...the incredible hulk just got lucky...<BR/><BR/>These are so perfectly cheesy covers. Nice, almost naive illos and lovely hand-done 60's typography. The colors are fantastic.<BR/><BR/>Of coarse if this was not a series I would feel completely different about these as single editions...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com