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[Cover of The Dust of 100 Dogs, image from flux; catalog cover from flux via ShelfTalker]One of my favorite blog reads is Alison Morris' ShelfTalker at publishersweekly.com. Alison is the children's book buyer at Wellesley Booksmith and has an eclectic mix of posts on all things children's books---including design! While I of course love reading the books, I can't get past my background as a graphic designer and picture editor and am constantly evaluating the cover art.
She posted a really fabulous catalog cover from flux, a new imprint for teens. It is a variation on the cover of the book The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King, and is what Alison describes as "pirate chic." I love the mix of visuals---that silhouette is so cliche in "chick-lit" but here it gets an unexpected twist (since it's a book about pirates) by being paired with a skull and a model ship. I like how simple yet bold the graphics are, and very fashionable. Our eyes aren't bombarded by too many elements, and I'm a big fan of books where there isn't a photograph of the main character so that the reader doesn't have an image of her right off the bat.
Check out flux here and Alison Morris' blog here.
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After many years of hard work on this novel, you have no idea how speechless I was when I saw that cover. I actually had to sit down. And it fits the book in every possible way (including the eye socket.) Thanks so much for the kind words about it! Flux has a great design team and deserves the kudos.
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