tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post4747264462761201363..comments2024-03-11T02:59:30.839-05:00Comments on The Book Design Review: Watching the DoorJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-26902866208734697772008-05-07T11:42:00.000-05:002008-05-07T11:42:00.000-05:00As Maeve said the book was originally published by...As Maeve said the book was originally published by The Lilliput Press.<BR/>I designed the original cover which is linked below if anyone is interested in comparing them. <BR/>http://www.hitone.ie/MyersWTD.jpg<BR/>There is also a version with the text placed on a wall to look like a Belfast mural – it's a bit better than the pint of Guinness. <BR/>I have a feeling the pint of porter cover was designed by someone in the English publishers with little understanding of Northern Irish culture/history/politics. <BR/>It would be a very clever cover for a book on Irish wakes but in this context I find it offensive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455390514180920113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-3840385911408717172008-04-23T13:22:00.000-05:002008-04-23T13:22:00.000-05:00Maeve, I'm curious as to what aspects of it make i...Maeve, I'm curious as to what aspects of it make it read heavy-handed to you. Do you mind explaining your POV a little?Katie Alenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210222751354931694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-60816975071475175972008-04-23T10:45:00.000-05:002008-04-23T10:45:00.000-05:00I love it. I get it. Vet European. The type treatm...I love it. I get it. Vet European. The type treatment is bold and unappoligetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-70900127661900741352008-04-23T07:11:00.000-05:002008-04-23T07:11:00.000-05:00yeah this book has had a few incarnations now. It ...yeah this book has had a few incarnations now. It was originally published by the Lilliput Press, and while the cover wasn't exactly revolutionary, there was certainly no doubt about the theme.fancy nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045138421871736651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-52520592474701741312008-04-23T07:10:00.000-05:002008-04-23T07:10:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.fancy nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045138421871736651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-91646508467454979752008-04-22T15:57:00.000-05:002008-04-22T15:57:00.000-05:00Interesting...this is the image displayed on the G...Interesting...this is the image displayed on the Guardian site (review and store) and the Amazon UK site. There's no image on the Amazon US site, and other searches (Google image search, alibris.com) haven't produced anything...Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-84854775535449137342008-04-22T15:48:00.000-05:002008-04-22T15:48:00.000-05:00This was discussed in a publishing lecture I atten...This was discussed in a publishing lecture I attended in Ireland. The Irish in the group found it cliche and agreed with Maeve who posted that it was designed for the Americans. The North Americans didn't seem to care one way or the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-64072471227033426082008-04-22T09:22:00.000-05:002008-04-22T09:22:00.000-05:00It's very heavy-handed. Also, the imagery is confu...It's very heavy-handed. Also, the imagery is confused - as if the publisher wants to detract from the Northern Loyalist element, and make it more palatable for an American audience. Unpleasant - from either side.fancy nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045138421871736651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-78450108156044230822008-04-22T09:18:00.000-05:002008-04-22T09:18:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.fancy nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13045138421871736651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-80633054164758148612008-04-22T08:05:00.000-05:002008-04-22T08:05:00.000-05:00Brilliant! So very clever...Brilliant! So very clever...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-54504167069324111122008-04-21T10:52:00.000-05:002008-04-21T10:52:00.000-05:00PERFECT!PERFECT!David Drummondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874318859231290160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-22737636240344995712008-04-21T09:58:00.000-05:002008-04-21T09:58:00.000-05:00Wonderful image! Very clever.Wonderful image! Very clever.Katie Alenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210222751354931694noreply@blogger.com