I thought it was pretty interesting to see both the uniformity and uniqueness of each cover. Penguin is one of the most recognizable brands on the bookshelf and I'm personally a fan of their minimalist design as of now. But these are so friggin' cool. Mostly cuz I'm creepily obsessed with the 60s and sometimes like to pretend I'm in an alternate universe where I get to actually experience the era. I thought it was really cool to see the art deco influence too and how that movement resurged since that's what my history presentation was all about for the 1920s. Some people think it's too simple and breaks art down too much, but I think it's beautiful and captivating. I've always been a fan of structure. Shoulder pads for life.
For my random find of the week, I wanted to share this awesomely executed and inspiring kinetic typography video. If I remember correctly, I think Blair posted about these last week. They. Are. SO. AMAZING. I could watch them for hours and hopefully one day when I have free time (chyeah right) I can learn how to make them. I'd love to do it for Alice in Wonderland (shocking). Anyways, beyond the visual pleasantry of this piece is how reassuring the content is. The great storyteller Ira Glass makes it known that it's ok to be bad. Just don't stop pushing yourself. You all have excellent taste. Also, you should check out this 30 days of creativity thing that's referenced in the description of the video. Since we're graduating, I think we should all partake and share our work with each other :)
I personally love both Ira Glass and Penguin Books, so yay! The Kinetic typography video kind of reminds me of Marcel the Shell? I don't know why, but it does. I do think that it's a very awesome idea and so fun to watch. I'd much rather watch that than some person's head on an interview screen---boring.
ReplyDeleteFor a publishing company that usually produces plain yet recognizable book covers, I'm happy to see these designs. I think there is a big push lately in redoing classic book covers to make them more visually appealing and every time I go to Barns & Noble I get excited looking at them. It makes me want to rebuy all the books I already have for the more interesting covers!
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