I say number 2. If I was browsing a bookshelf, it would pop out at me, the others will blend in with their surroundings. Plus the asymmetry is attractive and interesting. Symmetry should be left to nature.
I like these alot. My color choice was priimary and echos one of the earliest posts where a navy and yellow bow tie was paired with a red butcher stripe shirt. It is navy and not black. Is it Trad? Come on, Trailer Trad ... Wait'll you see the slip case.
2; It pops out more to me than the others and I don't like how one would have to open the book and lay it flat or hold it awkwardly open to see the entire "M".
number one only looks good when it is opened up. think about the point of purchase, when the book is on the table and how it looks. number 3 is the clear winner in that respect and would look even better if it were a V rather than a M
No. 1 If you're going for a creative crop, at least keep the wonderful weight of the font intact. Seen on the shelf it's a strong graphic. Take it in hand, turn it over, and it's an interactive treat. TM
If one was completely on the front cover it would be my pick, but it's not. Visually 2 and 3 are more interesting because your eye and your mind have to work a little harder to understand the image. (Am I right that the fold is the white?) The full M is visible on 2 & 3, but subtly. The color pops in all 3 images. Especially in 3 with the red against yellow. Your eye should go there immediately. So I say 3.
The "M" looks like two suits holding hands, especially no.1 ~~ just an observation. I favor no.3--love the colors (would make a great paisley tie). ~M.
Looking at them again, i.e. as if the images were closed like a book would be on a display table, Three is sharp. There is a lot of support for number one since aesthetically it looks better open, but when you look at it closed (imagine it closed), three might is better.
#1 It reminds me of the best work of Peter Saville (factory Records, etc) and Mark Farrow (Pet Shop Boys, factory records) from the 1980's. As an Anglophile and Eightiesphile (OK, I think I just coined that one) this is the highest praise I have. Doug Philadelphia
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
One for sure
ReplyDeleteNumber one. Very Mondrian. Somehow the black is the most dramatic and also the most simple/clean.
ReplyDeleteI say number 2. If I was browsing a bookshelf, it would pop out at me, the others will blend in with their surroundings. Plus the asymmetry is attractive and interesting. Symmetry should be left to nature.
ReplyDeleteOne looks good like this, but if I cover everything but the front cover, then I prefer two or three.
ReplyDeleteExclude No. 2 as I don't see teal as a very trad color.
ReplyDeleteI like the Bauhaus influence found in all three covers. -But is that trad? I leave that to your sound judgment, Tin Tin.
ReplyDeleteNumber one. The colors work better together than the other ones, and I also see your logo in it.
ReplyDelete#1 for me. Although I'm seeing it as navy, not black. Maybe it's my monitor...?
ReplyDeleteI like these alot. My color choice was priimary and echos one of the earliest posts where a navy and yellow bow tie was paired with a red butcher stripe shirt. It is navy and not black. Is it Trad? Come on, Trailer Trad ... Wait'll you see the slip case.
ReplyDelete2; It pops out more to me than the others and I don't like how one would have to open the book and lay it flat or hold it awkwardly open to see the entire "M".
ReplyDeletenumber one only looks good when it is opened up. think about the point of purchase, when the book is on the table and how it looks. number 3 is the clear winner in that respect and would look even better if it were a V rather than a M
ReplyDeleteI go with 1. Because I like it best. And because Alice likes it. And I don't think I have ever disagreed with A.O. about anything.
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The spine on 1 with the white interrupted by the navy looks interesting as well. That would stand out a little more on a shelf.
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ReplyDeleteIf you're going for a creative crop, at least keep the wonderful weight of the font intact. Seen on the shelf it's a strong graphic. Take it in hand, turn it over, and it's an interactive treat.
TM
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ReplyDeleteI think you need the full "M" on the front cover, and the color scheme of #3 seems the most classic.
ReplyDeleteI say #3.
Number 1 for sure. Navy is a strong colour, contrasts well wit the red and yellow.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what you label it, trad or whatever, it's classy.
--Matthew
If one was completely on the front cover it would be my pick, but it's not. Visually 2 and 3 are more interesting because your eye and your mind have to work a little harder to understand the image. (Am I right that the fold is the white?) The full M is visible on 2 & 3, but subtly. The color pops in all 3 images. Especially in 3 with the red against yellow. Your eye should go there immediately. So I say 3.
ReplyDeleteThe "M" looks like two suits holding hands, especially no.1 ~~ just an observation.
ReplyDeleteI favor no.3--love the colors (would make a great paisley tie).
~M.
#1, because the others are hard to look at after awhile, for some reason. Probably the colours.
ReplyDeleteThree. The blue is a bit overwhelming in One and I don't care much for the colors in Two.
ReplyDeleteWill there be a way to get autographed copies?
Numero Uno
ReplyDeleteLooking at them again, i.e. as if the images were closed like a book would be on a display table, Three is sharp. There is a lot of support for number one since aesthetically it looks better open, but when you look at it closed (imagine it closed), three might is better.
ReplyDelete--Matthew
One. Symmetry.
ReplyDelete2- clean, modern, startling, nice....
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#1, just because the M at that cropped-scale also looks like a pattern for half a mens shirt.
ReplyDelete#1 It reminds me of the best work of Peter Saville (factory Records, etc) and Mark Farrow (Pet Shop Boys, factory records) from the 1980's. As an Anglophile and Eightiesphile (OK, I think I just coined that one) this is the highest praise I have.
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