Comments on The Book Design Review: This Time Is Different

P.S. Great job, Karl.

2009-11-09T19:34:42.717-06:00

P.S. Great job, Karl.

I'm not 60 yet, but I immediately thought of the b...

2009-11-09T19:33:13.275-06:00

I'm not 60 yet, but I immediately thought of the businessmen jumping out of the window back in the Great Depression (to differentiate it from this depression, which is anything but great).

It's not sick, it's an icon from that era, appropriately used to show that it's all happening again.

I love this cover also.

MrsPete: Shhhhhhh :-)

2009-11-09T18:38:43.377-06:00

MrsPete: Shhhhhhh :-)

Also, you shoulda waited for Mrs. BDR.

2009-11-09T16:04:50.087-06:00

Also, you shoulda waited for Mrs. BDR.

What Mrs. Pete said:-)

2009-11-09T09:44:09.038-06:00

What Mrs. Pete said:-)

Most jokes about suicide (visual or otherwise) are...

2009-11-09T09:42:04.208-06:00

Most jokes about suicide (visual or otherwise) are probably in poor taste. But the joke here is the point of the book-- the title on his piece of paper floating from the briefcase... of course it's not different this time. It's never different. And the tragedy isn't always with the jumper, but shoulda-been-foreseen collateral damage.

Another image that comes to mind are the three million Three Stooges episodes with bankers on ledges. And the hudsucker proxy.

I love this cover.

@Joseph I guess 9/11 was the first and most viscer...

2009-11-09T09:33:21.515-06:00

@Joseph I guess 9/11 was the first and most visceral example that came to mind. I get the point of the cover; it's in poor taste, is all. Maybe someone from an older generation would pick up on the "correct" example first, but 9/11/01 comes to my mind more quickly than 10/29/1929.

jd051572: 9/11 is certainly not the only example I...

2009-11-09T09:20:07.413-06:00

jd051572: 9/11 is certainly not the only example I can think of. Black Tuesday comes to mind.

The only example "american businessman jumps out t...

2009-11-09T09:06:57.554-06:00

The only example "american businessman jumps out the window" I can think of is 200 people jumping out of two burning skyscrapers on 9/11/01. Not a great reference for any kind of book. If this is on purpose, kind of sick. If it's by accident, kind of ignorant.