Comments on: The New Cover for “Infoquake” http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/book-promotion/infoquake-new-cover/ Science Fiction Novelist, Blogger, Web Programmer Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:32:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Josh http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/book-promotion/infoquake-new-cover/#comment-1477 Josh Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:09:53 +0000 http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/?p=302#comment-1477 This could well be the reason I will need to own more than one copy of Infoquake. This could well be the reason I will need to own more than one copy of Infoquake.

]]> By: christopher http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/book-promotion/infoquake-new-cover/#comment-1475 christopher Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:53:46 +0000 http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/?p=302#comment-1475 my first reaction wasn't as strong to this as the last one. and my main conscious reasoning for that is that it looks too much like the last one. that's probably the intent (to keep them all apiece), but it would be nice to have more distinction between them. the above was written from memory of the multireal cover. now looking back at it, i still have to say i like it better. i like the vanishing perspective in relation to the figure, how it feels more open at the top, and i prefer the color scheme and title treatment. my first reaction wasn’t as strong to this as the last one. and my main conscious reasoning for that is that it looks too much like the last one. that’s probably the intent (to keep them all apiece), but it would be nice to have more distinction between them.

the above was written from memory of the multireal cover. now looking back at it, i still have to say i like it better. i like the vanishing perspective in relation to the figure, how it feels more open at the top, and i prefer the color scheme and title treatment.

]]> By: David Louis Edelman http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/book-promotion/infoquake-new-cover/#comment-1476 David Louis Edelman Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:44:36 +0000 http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/?p=302#comment-1476 Thanks for the info, Lou. You know that I preferred the white type even on the <em>MultiReal</em> cover, and it's totally understandable that Solaris would want to make the tagline more readable on the mass market scale. Both covers look incredible, and I can't <em>wait</em> to actually see them side-by-side. Thanks for the info, Lou. You know that I preferred the white type even on the MultiReal cover, and it’s totally understandable that Solaris would want to make the tagline more readable on the mass market scale.

Both covers look incredible, and I can’t wait to actually see them side-by-side.

]]> By: Lou Anders http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/book-promotion/infoquake-new-cover/#comment-1478 Lou Anders Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:06:57 +0000 http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/?p=302#comment-1478 Yes, the differences are intential. Jackie Cooke and I shared our design, fonts, etc... with Solaris so that the two covers would compliment each other (and the blue tones of the new <i>Infoquake</i> cover came about from my suggestion to Stephan that he use blue as a link with the original Dave Stevenson cover from the trade paperback edition of <i>Infoquake</i>), but we made it clear while they were free to emulate us they were also free to ignore us. I think what they did is AMAZING, and the white text shows up better than transparent would have on this art. Also, differences in leading, etc.. are now doubt do to the different size and proportion of a mass market vs a trade paperback. I think the results are INCREDIBLE, personally, and I honestly don't know which cover I prefer. I can't wait to see them side by side on the bookshelf - they compliment each other remarkably well. And, most importantly, I think they do a good job of positioning the Jump 225 trilogy as belonging in the same family as Vernor Vinge, Charles Stross, Neal Stephenson, and Cory Doctorow - all the writers the reviewers are (justifiably) comparing you with. Yes, the differences are intential. Jackie Cooke and I shared our design, fonts, etc… with Solaris so that the two covers would compliment each other (and the blue tones of the new Infoquake cover came about from my suggestion to Stephan that he use blue as a link with the original Dave Stevenson cover from the trade paperback edition of Infoquake), but we made it clear while they were free to emulate us they were also free to ignore us. I think what they did is AMAZING, and the white text shows up better than transparent would have on this art. Also, differences in leading, etc.. are now doubt do to the different size and proportion of a mass market vs a trade paperback. I think the results are INCREDIBLE, personally, and I honestly don’t know which cover I prefer. I can’t wait to see them side by side on the bookshelf - they compliment each other remarkably well. And, most importantly, I think they do a good job of positioning the Jump 225 trilogy as belonging in the same family as Vernor Vinge, Charles Stross, Neal Stephenson, and Cory Doctorow - all the writers the reviewers are (justifiably) comparing you with.

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