Interesting observations about the design of the Black Lizard
books--and right on the money. There was an amazing
transformation in the design of the covers when Vintage
bought them out and Keith Sheridan started designing the
covers of those same titles.
I think the Hard Case Crime novels suffer from exactly the
opposite design problem. They have great illustrations and
poor typography. The type is too thin on most of their covers
and the titles get lost. On most covers the title is too
small and set in a bad choice of colors. On several covers
the title tends to disappear into the background.
To be fair, though, there are some excellent covers--Top of
the Heap, Fade to Blonde and Girl with the Long Green Heart
and most of the titles coming out this year. And of course,
the illustrations are all top notch. I just wish they would
loose the cursive, calligraphy font of Grifter's Game and The
Confession.
Jeff
Kevin Burton Smith <
kvnsmith@thrillingdetective.com> wrote:
<< The over-riding design of the covers,
though -- the torn edge black/grey hook and the bold, italic
white sans serif typography -- was distinctive and quite
good.
>>
That was the odd thing about Black Lizard books
-- stylish, but wrapped in amateurish art.
- Duane Spurlock
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