Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster, US and UK
I can't even begin to talk about the differences between these two covers. I do sort of want to get some fast food and go to a strip club, though.
US:
UK:
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
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The image on the US version is a sculpture (installation? mixed-media artwork?) by gifted and internationally successful artist Tom Sachs.
Thanks for the info.
I don't think any of these are appropriate design solutions, although visually fun and design wise pleasing. The UK version looks like what Apple ads will look like when Apple starts making i-jewelry. Mark my words.
I'm surprised at how unsuccessful the UK cover is. All elements combined create terrible spacing. Far too overcrowded type treatment. And highly questionable shift to white-on-black over the legs.
I like, but don't love the US cover. I find the sculpture compelling, but everything else comes across as sort of stale.
I like the US version and think the type is dead-on (luxury brands always use extended type). Although Orange Italic's Luxury fonts would have been a perfect fit for this book.
I like the concept of the US version. I like the image. However feel the typography lacks something– makes me uneasy. The UK version is banal at best.
From the reviews of the book, the US version is misleading - the UK version captures the book's argument.
Having said that, the US version is much more palatable than the UK. (What were they thinking in Britain???). I love the subdued tones of the US version. Its an old trick: to make something look more expensive, tone down the palette. And the font choices are dead on.
The UK version? Just dead wrong.
I love them both - the only problem with the UK version is that its too well designed itself, so hat it is a little bit counter message.
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