One thing that wasn't mentioned in either the video or the article was paperback book covers. I'd be interested to hear how cover designs are adapted (if at all) from their hardcover counterparts - when is an entirely new design required and when can an existing one be modified? Particularly for the David Sedaris book mentioned in the video because of the interactive properties of the jacket, did they keep a similar concept and show either just the boxers or just the x-ray, or a new design altogether?
Both pieces talked about e-readers, and what is lost in terms of cover designs. I thought the book about 16th century Ottoman painters was a good example of this, because without the experience of seeing the book first by it's spine, you lose that narrative effect described in the video. I think there's something to be said for the accessibility of e-readers being a net good, so I wonder how the cover design industry can adapt to work with e-readers rather than against them. Most e-books do include a picture of the cover, so maybe designers can think ahead as to what a greyscaled, pixelated version of their cover will look like?
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