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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > Go ahead and judge a book by its cover, books as physical objects
 
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Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.
Its weird, some of my all-time favorite books I originally purchased entirely because I loved the covers.
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Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

dogcrash truther posted:

Do you think you have a cover aesthetic that appeals to you? All of these strike me as being in the same ballpark (though I don't know jack about design)

Oh I definitely think I do. I like stark contrasts, winter colors, a single minimalist image, etc. It suggests the kind of reading experience I really enjoy. It also just appeals to what I love in contemporary art.

I've also grown fond of covers that are simply the title in a sort of dramatic font.









EDIT: The more I look at my book shelf the more I see its very much a modern trope of publishing. These are all books released within the last year or so







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