"Good Grief!"
We’ve all heard that expression a million times, even from some notable figures like Charlie Brown. It does not mean that it’s good grief.
Alas, neither is this:
Yet another great photograph with seriously questionable type choices adding up to a less-than-sterling cover. Seems to be a trend recently — hence the “good grief!”
I have to hope, too, that the Amazon scan of this is crooked. If it isn’t, well, this might have to fall into the “bad” category. Sheesh.
Comments:
Well I have to agree that this particular sans is not the best choice but still… I wouldn’t consider it particularly bad.
I like the picture so much that it would have taken something like comic sans to really make me call this a bad cover.
The photo choice here is wonderful. It plays directly into the book’s message, and I like the edge treatment (assuming it’s not crooked).
Sorry the type bugs me so much. Something with just a smidgen of character would have made this a great cover all-round.
I wouldn’t say this is anywhere near a bad cover… In fact I like it very much…
The thing is - it would have taken so little effort to push this a little bit further; by simply choosing a better typeface.. It’s extremely irritating, but I for non-typophiles it will probably still be a beautiful cover…
I actually prefer the type treatment. looks like Helvetica. And it seems that your focus has been on the great photo, which is likely where the focus should be, hence the drastically simple type. A more unique font would take attention away from the photo so my guess it was the designers intention.
also, I’m not sure why it being slightly crooked would be bad either. Am I missing something there?
I agree very much with Brandon, with an addition. I think that the last two lines of copy being 100% opaque detract from the hazy, gossamer quality of the piece in general. While I think it’s fine for those last two lines to be more prominent and solid, I think tweaking the transparency downwards a little bit would have made a completely cohesive cover.
I agree very much with Brandon, with an addition. I think that the last two lines of copy being 100% opaque detract from the hazy, gossamer quality of the piece in general. While I think it’s fine for those last two lines to be more prominent and solid, I think tweaking the transparency downwards a little bit would have made a completely cohesive cover.