New in the cover art collection: Titian’s Venus of Urbino makes a splashy cover model.
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Tag Archives: cover art
Don’t look back
14 MarNew in the cover art collection:
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(In the eight years between pub dates, the palm tree gained ground on its prey. lol)
One cover to rule them all
8 MarIn honor of #InternationalWomensDay, I present pioneering book designer Amy Sacker. Born in the 1870s in Boston, Sacker was an artist, designer, and teacher with diverse talents. She even founded her own school, the Sacker School of Design and Interior Decoration, where she taught for over 40 years.
In keeping with a frequent theme on this blog, it’s interesting to note that her cover designs were often used by publishers for multiple, unrelated titles. Some of these are so ill-matched they may as well have been assigned at random. LOL at Their Canoe Trip!
More information and other examples here:
http://www.amysacker.net/documents/sacker.htm
Same, not same
9 FebHave you ever read two different books that use the same image in the cover art?
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I wonder how often it happens?
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Seems like commissioning a custom illustration is the best strategy for originality, although, even then, there could be style similarities.
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Don’t show your face around here
19 Sep
Back in 2010, I noticed a couple of book covers that were eerily similar.
Just the other day, I saw a third book that is ready to join the party.
I’m afraid I’m doomed to notice every book cover like this from now on. It seems to be a popular idea, so there are probably lots of them out there.
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I love books, music, writing, design, photography...and lots more, of course. I am also a running enthusiast.
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Watercolor Dreams
by R.G. Ryan
Watercolor Dreams
by R.G. Ryan
Before that:
Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome
by Crystal King
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