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> You want a pretty book with a beautiful Saker falcon illustration on the cover? I don't really get where the trend of making software books with animals on t
by moffkalast 3y ago
> You want a pretty book with a beautiful Saker falcon illustration on the cover?
I don't really get where the trend of making software books with animals on the cover originates from, but the parodies are fantastic.
https://boyter.org/2016/04/collection-orly-book-covers/ https://boyter.org/2016/04/collection-orly-book-covers/
- schoen 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Reilly_Media#Early_days https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Reilly_Media#Early_days > The original cover art consisted of animal designs developed by Edie Freedman because she thought that Unix program names sounded like "weird animals".[2]
- youngtaff 3y agoAnd if the cover animal is in colour there’s colour inside, if it’s got a black and white animal then there’s only black and white print inside
- __mharrison__ 3y agoNot true. Author of colored cover with bw book...
- youngtaff 3y agoInteresting… they obviously changed there approach in the last few years
- auselen 3y agoThanks for this, made my evening!
- tap-snap-or-nap 3y agoThe reason is provided in the last pages of many books that they are either endangered or important/keystone species who are threatened.
- me_again 3y agoI think it's just cheaper to use public domain illustrations than to hire an artist.