In the article by Bosman, the author discusses the growing e-book market offered by providers like Amazon compared to physical stores. From my experience, I rarely buy books from physical shelves because it is more costly and inconvenient compared to online options. However, the times I do purchase a book in a physical store are usually when I find a book’s cover or visual design appearing. I get the feeling that I want to bring it home. It’s hard not to judge a book by its cover, but that is hard to do because we are naturally drawn to visuals. At least, that is the case with me.
In the Ted Talk about Chip Kidd, he goes in depth about what makes a book cover appealing. Regarding the Jurassic Park book cover, personally, I didn’t find the design to be outstanding, but maybe it is appealing to the general audience. However, the 1Q84 design I thought was quite unique. The contrast between the strange title “1Q84” and the melancholic expression of the character does make me wonder what the book is about.
No comments:
Post a Comment