Comments on: Summer 2007 Relaunch of Vintage Classics (suite) http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics-suite/ The fascinating world of book cover design Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:02:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: More Worthwhile Book (& Book Ad) Design Links « The Design Orphans http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics-suite/#comment-1696 More Worthwhile Book (& Book Ad) Design Links « The Design Orphans Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:34:06 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics-suite/#comment-1696 [...] finally, Premiére de Couverture features the relaunched Vintage Classics from Random House UK (I think Houellebecq’s Atomised is especially strong). Compare to the all-illustrated covers [...] [...] finally, Premiére de Couverture features the relaunched Vintage Classics from Random House UK (I think Houellebecq’s Atomised is especially strong). Compare to the all-illustrated covers [...]

]]> By: Quillblog » Classics, re-covered http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics-suite/#comment-1317 Quillblog » Classics, re-covered Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:17:09 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics-suite/#comment-1317 [...] the covers are pretty. And, according to the bloggers, we in Canada will have access to them, while our American cousins won’t. We’ll also get [...] [...] the covers are pretty. And, according to the bloggers, we in Canada will have access to them, while our American cousins won’t. We’ll also get [...]

]]> By: John Self http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics-suite/#comment-43 John Self Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:25:33 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics-suite/#comment-43 These have been available from today in the UK; saw some of them in Waterstone's this morning. I must admit that although many of them are beautifully designed, I do have a couple of quibbles. 1. That terrible VINTAGE ROTH, VINTAGE WELSH, VINTAGE MURAKAMI pun. Not putting the author's full name on the cover is unforgivable. For example, with VINTAGE WARNER, I don't even know who that is! Plus they break their own (silly) self-imposed rule by then having VINTAGE DANTE when strictly it should be VINTAGE ALIGHIERI... 2. It means they are stopping the existing Vintage Classics range, with their beautiful covers of plain cream and limited area of design. Just awful! Why can't they run the two lots in parallel, as Penguin do with Modern Classics and Red Classics? These have been available from today in the UK; saw some of them in Waterstone’s this morning. I must admit that although many of them are beautifully designed, I do have a couple of quibbles.

1. That terrible VINTAGE ROTH, VINTAGE WELSH, VINTAGE MURAKAMI pun. Not putting the author’s full name on the cover is unforgivable. For example, with VINTAGE WARNER, I don’t even know who that is! Plus they break their own (silly) self-imposed rule by then having VINTAGE DANTE when strictly it should be VINTAGE ALIGHIERI…

2. It means they are stopping the existing Vintage Classics range, with their beautiful covers of plain cream and limited area of design. Just awful! Why can’t they run the two lots in parallel, as Penguin do with Modern Classics and Red Classics?

]]> By: Times Emit: Apt’s links for July 28th http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics-suite/#comment-39 Times Emit: Apt’s links for July 28th Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:36:12 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics-suite/#comment-39 [...] Summer 2007 Relaunch of Vintage Classics (suite) « Première de couverture - Uhoh. Some almost entirely handsome, desirable jackets for the forthcoming Vintage classics. Watch out Penguin Essentials [...] [...] Summer 2007 Relaunch of Vintage Classics (suite) « Première de couverture – Uhoh. Some almost entirely handsome, desirable jackets for the forthcoming Vintage classics. Watch out Penguin Essentials [...]

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