tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post5318071850820559576..comments2024-03-11T02:59:30.839-05:00Comments on The Book Design Review: The Yiddish Policeman's Union (UK paperback)Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-31137937423359053312009-05-16T08:10:00.000-05:002009-05-16T08:10:00.000-05:00So this would be assuming that a designer has abso...So this would be assuming that a designer has absolute say in what ultimately goes on the cover? I'll bet that Sales and Marketing had a big hand in diluting this design down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-89818713412890526592008-03-25T07:56:00.000-05:002008-03-25T07:56:00.000-05:00Interesting—one of the few times I can think of th...Interesting—one of the few times I can think of the US cover of a book blowing away the UK version.Neil MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06500081996081945890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-64896921889659508522008-03-20T15:55:00.001-05:002008-03-20T15:55:00.001-05:00What the hell does Frank Sinatra and his clone hav...What the hell does Frank Sinatra and his clone have to do with a alternative history of Jews in Alaska?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-4716563071284522812008-03-20T15:55:00.000-05:002008-03-20T15:55:00.000-05:00What the hell does Frank Sinatra and his clone hav...What the hell does Frank Sinatra and his clone have to do with a alternative history of Jews in Alaska?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-25156839390105274432008-03-13T14:27:00.000-05:002008-03-13T14:27:00.000-05:00The US cover blows this one away.The US cover blows this one away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-18546387958714918922008-03-12T17:12:00.000-05:002008-03-12T17:12:00.000-05:00This is feelin border line mass market for me. But...This is feelin border line mass market for me. But, frankly, Staehle's is just a brutal act to have to follow. That US cover is a freakin' juggernaut of badass design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-90095039479291475322008-03-12T12:58:00.000-05:002008-03-12T12:58:00.000-05:00I have to start getting more sleep. I don't rememb...I have to start getting more sleep. I don't remember that...Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-63218469283544867992008-03-12T12:39:00.000-05:002008-03-12T12:39:00.000-05:00There is a kind of double or secret life thing goi...There is a kind of double or secret life thing going on in the book. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, so I won't say more, but I don't find the doubling to be completely random.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-33658742226027440072008-03-11T20:38:00.000-05:002008-03-11T20:38:00.000-05:00Tal: Nope, nothing I can remember from the book th...Tal: Nope, nothing I can remember from the book that would inspire the doubling.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-5329950861041063362008-03-11T17:58:00.000-05:002008-03-11T17:58:00.000-05:00Joseph, having read the book, can you see a reason...Joseph, having read the book, can you see a reason for showing the detective(?) twice? Is there a split personality thing or two detectives. Small point, but I was just wondering.Talhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149915064459375650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-6444817111525072012008-03-11T14:24:00.000-05:002008-03-11T14:24:00.000-05:00The US cover wins hands down, but this is nice in ...The US cover wins hands down, but this is nice in it's own way. Sort of forced with the "the" floating in yellow over the staircase and the chess piece being used twice like that.<BR/><BR/>Too symetrical. But overall it works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-8636998499308310992008-03-11T12:29:00.000-05:002008-03-11T12:29:00.000-05:00Using the chess piece twice comes off as lazy, plu...Using the chess piece twice comes off as lazy, plus it breaks up the symmetry that the designer seems to be otherwise striving for. The US cover wins, I think.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314819078732553145noreply@blogger.com