tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post7913113515966207965..comments2024-03-11T02:59:30.839-05:00Comments on The Book Design Review: Favorite Book Covers of 2009, Part One: WORD, Brooklyn, NYJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-85668831759853915882009-12-11T11:54:40.451-06:002009-12-11T11:54:40.451-06:00Designer for The Lion and The Mouse is Saho Fuji.Designer for The Lion and The Mouse is Saho Fuji.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-38383135881013635152009-12-11T08:39:38.060-06:002009-12-11T08:39:38.060-06:00I was under the impression that the medical refere...I was under the impression that the medical reference THIS WILL KILL YOU had won one of these awards. It should have been included here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-23261242782581452182009-12-11T07:23:47.830-06:002009-12-11T07:23:47.830-06:00I like the jacket illustration by Matteo Pericoli ...I like the jacket illustration by Matteo Pericoli on "Let the Great World Spin." It looks like a great old Boni and Liveright cover.JMFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03502009139597978625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-84382243496499884542009-12-06T16:37:52.563-06:002009-12-06T16:37:52.563-06:00Nice covers. For me, I wanna choose all but only o...Nice covers. For me, I wanna choose all but only one could be voted. I chose Wuthering Heights.dvestvhttp://dvestv.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-71057258708728896592009-12-06T07:02:48.735-06:002009-12-06T07:02:48.735-06:00cara petrus is 5 kinds of awesome.cara petrus is 5 kinds of awesome.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677908140690085257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-74976917686044244772009-12-05T22:33:22.489-06:002009-12-05T22:33:22.489-06:00That hand model on Pure really earned her pay. I w...That hand model on Pure really earned her pay. I want to see what her face looks like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-78552464954510803772009-12-05T20:17:29.894-06:002009-12-05T20:17:29.894-06:00Pure's cover is clean, quite stunning, and ver...Pure's cover is clean, quite stunning, and very much to the point. (In addition, the spine features five chastity rings -- the book's subject matter.)Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-80889457010829936762009-12-04T17:34:46.494-06:002009-12-04T17:34:46.494-06:00PURE! What a stunningly simply and beautiful cover...PURE! What a stunningly simply and beautiful cover which very cleverly alludes to the story itself. BRAVO!Holly Bacuzzinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-9067506698249711992009-12-03T15:24:32.579-06:002009-12-03T15:24:32.579-06:00Why wouldn't the cover of The Lion and The Mou...Why wouldn't the cover of The Lion and The Mouse not count? Hopefully, not because it's a picture book. It's stunning!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09101677475941233499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-85151530908508044202009-12-03T13:49:08.275-06:002009-12-03T13:49:08.275-06:00I love Pure's simplicity and the clever use an...I love Pure's simplicity and the clever use and positioning of the cherry. Such a great cover - this designer has pure talent.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453570719947086297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-20222271526345226722009-12-02T21:16:32.158-06:002009-12-02T21:16:32.158-06:00"Never Smile at a Monkey" for sure. It&#..."Never Smile at a Monkey" for sure. It's near impossible to make such a hilarious title funnier but that devious little monkey does it. He does it good.Brian - Kafkacottonhttp://www.kafkacotton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-11868862812488941702009-12-02T17:08:48.688-06:002009-12-02T17:08:48.688-06:00The Children's Book is so lovely and perfect. ...The Children's Book is so lovely and perfect. And The End of Food is brilliantly simple and well executed. Those are the real standouts, to my mind.Dan Khttp://sensicaldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-15778896328327103582009-12-02T04:16:00.457-06:002009-12-02T04:16:00.457-06:00thanks so much for spending so much time and effor...thanks so much for spending so much time and effort to bring us these kind of entries every year. enjoy these covers so much and wishing / dying / crying for more!KNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-72027949774458776822009-12-01T18:37:14.010-06:002009-12-01T18:37:14.010-06:00Never Smile at a Monkey was designed by Scott Mago...Never Smile at a Monkey was designed by Scott Magoon (with an illustration by author Steve Jenkins).Tom Nissleyhttp://omnivoracious.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-47989291015851276682009-12-01T17:35:45.023-06:002009-12-01T17:35:45.023-06:00Cara Petrus is an amazing designer!!Cara Petrus is an amazing designer!!shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858324694989260132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-9069931196298878852009-12-01T12:51:26.885-06:002009-12-01T12:51:26.885-06:00More Nabokov: http://observatory.designobserver.co...More Nabokov: http://observatory.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=11597Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-36620115429122381412009-12-01T12:49:18.556-06:002009-12-01T12:49:18.556-06:00It pleases me that the designer of the Nabokov cov...It pleases me that the designer of the Nabokov cover knew that Nabokov was a lepidopterist. It's an elegant wink to a brilliant author (who wrote in various genres and various languages, as hinted at by the various font styles). Nice work, Barbara!Night Garden Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142369283416782030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-91115765642140222842009-12-01T11:23:39.459-06:002009-12-01T11:23:39.459-06:00I prefer the "Che's Afterlife" becau...I prefer the "Che's Afterlife" because in my opinion, a cover that does't need a title is a big one!Cintia de Sáhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932889138565512477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-8220383416712921552009-12-01T11:17:54.577-06:002009-12-01T11:17:54.577-06:00E: I did not provide anyone with a list of criteri...E: I did not provide anyone with a list of criteria. These were chosen by bookstore employees, so I'm guessing there are many criteria: appropriateness of the cover w/ respect to the book itself (these folks certainly read more than I do); customer reaction; and yes, they like them.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-44564308434759702772009-12-01T10:58:06.701-06:002009-12-01T10:58:06.701-06:00Assuming that people here are choosing using crite...Assuming that people here are choosing using criteria other than "I like it".<br /><br />What are the criteria? <br />If only design related criteria why only books in English?Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452842332549541201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-3134760396964383562009-12-01T04:37:25.129-06:002009-12-01T04:37:25.129-06:00Pure looks very beautiful!Pure looks very beautiful!Eugeniahttp://www.stpatricksdaygift.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-32807789688989926732009-12-01T03:18:39.858-06:002009-12-01T03:18:39.858-06:00The cover of "The Most Beautiful Book in the ...The cover of "The Most Beautiful Book in the World" is taken from the french movie filmed by the author of the 8 novellas, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.<br />So for me the design work is not so great, it's a cut and paste from the movie poster. See <a href="http://mascablog.free.fr/wordpress/wp-content/odettet.jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a>Sébastien Hayezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104002708903004380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-86537934907082513642009-12-01T01:08:46.886-06:002009-12-01T01:08:46.886-06:00These are all gorgeous. Of course I am partial to ...These are all gorgeous. Of course I am partial to "The Children's Book" because the dragonfly is a corsage ornament (titled "Femme-libellule") by one of my favorite artists, René Lalique. But the Nabokov covers are also unspeakably wonderful. I think it's high time I read more of him than just Lolita!Robinhttp://robincamille.comnoreply@blogger.com