Does perception have a final decision on what we choose?
I have always heard this saying on and on “Never judge a book by its cover.”
To me this means
that I should never judge or define someone or something without getting to
know them or finding more about them. This time I am going to agree with Chipp
Kidd video in “Designing Books is no Laughing Matter. Ok it is,” in which he
states that first impressions count so much and that books have a face and need
to look like something in order make interest to the audience. So, when I was
selecting three books I reflected in each one of them these concepts.
The first one I
selected is “The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov,” by Vladimir Nabokov is a fiction
genre and was published in December 9th, 1996. This booked called my
attention by its layout design done in catchy clear colors: red, white and
black accompanied by different font styles; that have a clear size that makes
it easy to read. Since each letter is placed in different squares it made me
think that this book has different stories that connect to each other or inter
weave between them. It doesn’t seem to be like stories that are from long time
ago because the letter design is a modern one. The face image of this book is
simple but this simplicity makes me want to find out more about this urban
stories.
The second book
that trapped my attention is “Americas in Paris,” by Adam Gopnik published in
March 30th, 2004. The book cover designed as a letter sent by
traditional mail, makes me want to know more of what is happening in a certain
time; which by the way does not seem to be in recent times. The airplane that
is flying away from America toward Paris shows me that the traveler’s route
will begin in United States and head to Paris. Personally, I enjoy historic
novels or novels that teach me some traditions and customs. Just by the letter
design it makes me want to find out the reasons of the voyage. It is as well, a
simple design with an elegant and old fashion font tittle that communicates a good, formal and exciting voyage full of experiences.
My last
selection is a fiction genre, “Short Novels of John Steinbeck.” To me is clear
that this book is a collection of different novels of Steinbeck. I can see the
different novel titles because they are placed on a horizontal way one after
the other in different fonts and colors. What is really awesome is that each
title has the image design of the book and that makes the reader remember the image
novel and recall the stories plot, setting. main characters, climax, among
other details.
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