tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post4786860207977216022..comments2023-04-14T21:22:35.178+10:00Comments on Down In The Hole: More Publisher LazinessDaniel Hatadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-86475257658579606602007-07-15T00:17:00.000+10:002007-07-15T00:17:00.000+10:00Stock photos are SO prevalent these days. As an ar...Stock photos are SO prevalent these days. As an art director, I see it all the time. The worst was seeing Jennifer Solow's book, THE BOOSTER on the discoutnt table at B&N next to another book with the exact same cover image. Ouch.Jamie Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598784016743700502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-47197693201747979282007-07-04T20:23:00.000+10:002007-07-04T20:23:00.000+10:00Don't get me wrong, Daniel. All press is good pres...Don't get me wrong, Daniel. All press is good press. And actually, it was nice to see another publisher mooning off of a path I've already traversed.<BR/><BR/>The only annoying thing is I think I like the other cover better!Olen Steinhauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804228640138136310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-69657245469962222992007-07-04T08:22:00.000+10:002007-07-04T08:22:00.000+10:00Kevin, I'll check out your Equalizer shortly.Olen,...Kevin, I'll check out your Equalizer shortly.<BR/><BR/>Olen, sorry to do that to your day, especially seeing as I didn't use any lubricant. Actually, I just don't have your email so I didn't think to check with you first.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I like your covers. Moody and elegant.Daniel Hatadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-70743129334712055092007-07-04T06:32:00.000+10:002007-07-04T06:32:00.000+10:00Kevin mentioned you'd caught this, and you just fu...Kevin mentioned you'd caught this, and you just fucked my day, Daniel! Actually, no. As you say, at least mine was first.<BR/><BR/>I think Mary's hit the nail on the head: The Budget. It's always the problem in these instances.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, though, in my experience art departments completely ignore design suggestions by authors. This is either a general truth, or my covers are terribly lame.Olen Steinhauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804228640138136310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-31280944882550061452007-07-04T05:39:00.000+10:002007-07-04T05:39:00.000+10:00I would soooo pay to see a remake of The Equaliser...I would soooo pay to see a remake of The Equaliser with the invisible man in it.John Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233259972820989737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-73478988357702060502007-07-04T01:40:00.000+10:002007-07-04T01:40:00.000+10:00Pretty annoying, particularly for John for obvious...Pretty annoying, particularly for John for obvious reasons. I've just posted my new jacket over at http://www.contemporary-nomad.com/ and would appreciate views, and reassurance that it doesn't resemble anything else out there (okay, it's the Equalizer with the Invisible Man's head, but other than that...)Kevin Wignallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387105790403552165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-72870079874498375532007-07-03T21:42:00.000+10:002007-07-03T21:42:00.000+10:00I wonder how much of this has to do with what Jaku...I wonder how much of this has to do with what Jakubowski was talking about in The Guardian. <BR/><BR/>In the poker machine industry, it's not uncommon to design a game based on the jurisdiction that is the fussiest, meaning it can be a bit bland for other markets.<BR/><BR/>Are the supermarkets playing the part of lowest common denominator to the publishers?Daniel Hatadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-44191874558797515612007-07-03T17:26:00.000+10:002007-07-03T17:26:00.000+10:00While it's true a designer isn't a photographer, t...While it's true a designer isn't a photographer, there's more to actual design work than choosing a zoom level and/or overall colour tint on a stock photo and slapping some text over it. To complement your nice big pro stock library image there's plenty of free-for-use stock which could provide extra objects, images, textures, whatever, to build up a scene relatively easily. It still wouldn't mean much differentiation, but it'd be some at least.John Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233259972820989737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-18113195322150944192007-07-03T16:24:00.000+10:002007-07-03T16:24:00.000+10:00"You're not paying a designer to be a photographer..."You're not paying a designer to be a photographer."<BR/><BR/>I think that sums it up nicely.Daniel Hatadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-28069380556555327922007-07-03T14:41:00.000+10:002007-07-03T14:41:00.000+10:00It's not that simple. You're not paying a designer...It's not that simple. You're not paying a designer to be a photographer. It'd be like saying a writer could write romance just because they write crime. Yeah? Maybe not a good example.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221362768923638404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-38795191132972553442007-07-03T13:39:00.000+10:002007-07-03T13:39:00.000+10:00Mary, as a complete layperson, I can't help but wo...Mary, as a complete layperson, I can't help but wonder why the designer can't just take their own shot of a moody tree or street scene. But then, do they have the artistic skills for that, a decent camera, proper model releases signed by the tree...<BR/><BR/>Steven, it has to be the blurriness. Maybe you should get your eyes checked.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I think the zoom-in on Olen's cover makes it seem more personal. The other's a little cold and distant.Daniel Hatadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453583064175651509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-33323451337996050222007-07-03T13:34:00.000+10:002007-07-03T13:34:00.000+10:00Strangely, I like Olen's cover better. Wish I coul...Strangely, I like Olen's cover better. Wish I could explain why.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511395415516451829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16957364.post-35894539887972380482007-07-03T13:24:00.000+10:002007-07-03T13:24:00.000+10:00Being a Photo Editor, more and more people will bu...Being a Photo Editor, more and more people will buy an image from a Photo Library now instead of spend mulla on a shoot. Yep, lazy but the budget isn't there either. Hopefully the designer does a good job with the image. Everything is either copied or borrowed these days...Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221362768923638404noreply@blogger.com