I think the cover is interesting in the way it tries to convey the story...I haven't read the book, and had no idea there was anything supernatural in it until I saw the ARC. How often do you see a snake eye on a dude? That's far out.
Take the dust jacket off the final design and the book design underneath is much more attractive than the wrapper. I have it in my sidebar now like that. Like CGriffin, i find these two options pretty uninspriring.
that snake eye is an odd think in the second idea. The first one has great shelf presence and looks like a monumental piece of work. the jacket is actually a cut-off that reveals the case wrap which is a bunch of books and a nice parchment paper with the title. It's actually very elegant.
the ARC is...yikes...that font looks like it came off a 1960s church bulletin. The final job is definitely an improvement but it wouldn't make me pick up the book. And based on the description of the book on amazon I would have no idea from the jacket what the book was about.
Honestly I don't see so much difference between the two, I wouldn't take a second look at either! At least here in Spain they would look cheap. I like the European editions (especially the original Spanish one) much better. Maybe a European/American design thing.
Here are both hardcover and paperback: http://www.eljuegodelangel.com/juego_del_angel.php
I think I love the snake eye. Thanks for sharing the Spanish editions. They're a little too safe for my taste. I like things with a little wacky twist, and that's why the snake eye on that fine black and white gentleman is such a fun touch.
I think they're both awful, to be perfectly honest! Neither version would entice me to purchase this title.
ReplyDeleteI think the cover is interesting in the way it tries to convey the story...I haven't read the book, and had no idea there was anything supernatural in it until I saw the ARC. How often do you see a snake eye on a dude? That's far out.
ReplyDeleteTake the dust jacket off the final design and the book design underneath is much more attractive than the wrapper. I have it in my sidebar now like that. Like CGriffin, i find these two options pretty uninspriring.
ReplyDeletethat snake eye is an odd think in the second idea. The first one has great shelf presence and looks like a monumental piece of work. the jacket is actually a cut-off that reveals the case wrap which is a bunch of books and a nice parchment paper with the title. It's actually very elegant.
ReplyDeleteOkay, yeah, I'll agree with you guys. Dust jacket notwithstanding, the design underneath is better!
ReplyDeleteI think it sucks either way.
ReplyDeletethe ARC is...yikes...that font looks like it came off a 1960s church bulletin. The final job is definitely an improvement but it wouldn't make me pick up the book. And based on the description of the book on amazon I would have no idea from the jacket what the book was about.
ReplyDeleteHonestly I don't see so much difference between the two, I wouldn't take a second look at either! At least here in Spain they would look cheap. I like the European editions (especially the original Spanish one) much better. Maybe a European/American design thing.
ReplyDeleteHere are both hardcover and paperback: http://www.eljuegodelangel.com/juego_del_angel.php
What do you think?
I think I love the snake eye. Thanks for sharing the Spanish editions. They're a little too safe for my taste. I like things with a little wacky twist, and that's why the snake eye on that fine black and white gentleman is such a fun touch.
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