tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post281029344067631078..comments2024-03-11T02:59:30.839-05:00Comments on The Book Design Review: Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster, US and UKJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-71824577504503597832008-05-12T18:51:00.000-05:002008-05-12T18:51:00.000-05:00I love them both - the only problem with the UK ve...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.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-32109746651339833402007-08-27T12:08:00.000-05:002007-08-27T12:08:00.000-05:00From the reviews of the book, the US version is mi...From the reviews of the book, the US version is misleading - the UK version captures the book's argument.<BR/><BR/>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. <BR/><BR/>The UK version? Just dead wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-63668168730775138822007-08-22T19:06:00.000-05:002007-08-22T19:06:00.000-05:00I like the concept of the US version. I like the i...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.Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772730472801915550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-10764867851190519882007-08-22T12:41:00.000-05:002007-08-22T12:41:00.000-05:00I like the US version and think the type is dead-o...I like the US version and think the type is dead-on (luxury brands always use extended type). Although Orange Italic's <A HREF="http://www.houseind.com/index.php?page=showfont&id=536" REL="nofollow">Luxury fonts</A> would have been a perfect fit for this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-8133083138040077062007-08-22T10:58:00.000-05:002007-08-22T10:58:00.000-05:00I'm surprised at how unsuccessful the UK cover is....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. <BR/><BR/>I like, but don't love the US cover. I find the sculpture compelling, but everything else comes across as sort of stale.jasfitz // the daily frolichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839113584480048121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-87076475316289673162007-08-22T10:38:00.000-05:002007-08-22T10:38:00.000-05:00I don't think any of these are appropriate design ...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.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-84848236248140398222007-08-22T07:20:00.000-05:002007-08-22T07:20:00.000-05:00Thanks for the info.Thanks for the info.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-12199809015691916052007-08-22T06:38:00.000-05:002007-08-22T06:38:00.000-05:00The image on the US version is a sculpture (instal...The image on the US version is a sculpture (installation? mixed-media artwork?) by gifted and internationally successful artist <A HREF="http://tomsachs.org" REL="nofollow" TITLE="go visit Toms website! Very cool stuff!">Tom Sachs</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com