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The minimalist presentation style is in itself marketing for all of these. The "Moral Philosophy" cover isn't set that way for any actual constraints, and what

by caslon 3y ago

The minimalist presentation style is in itself marketing for all of these. The "Moral Philosophy" cover isn't set that way for any actual constraints, and what I presume is a set of initials or an abbreviation in the first issue isn't there for practical reasons; someone had to go out of their way to make a way to press that, if it's old enough, or to design it, if it's newer. Your thoughts are shaped by the minimalist presentation of the books; it provokes a feeling of prestige. Minimal covers have been very common with Ivy publishers for their non-GA books for decades, and not because it's less manipulative. It just sells better. https://64.media.tumblr.com/e18edf5a69e02f776837247d12385d67/tumblr_p5wycm4mIr1qelyl4o1_500.gifv https://64.media.tumblr.com/e18edf5a69e02f776837247d12385d67... The American first edition books in the best-selling series "Harry Potter" are actually a better example of what you're going for, because they were printed in such a mass-market fashion. If you take the book sleeves off of them, there are no words at all, ignoring the spine. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Harry_Potter_Book_5%2C_1st_American_ed._without_dust_jacket.JPG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Harry_Po... This is a good thing, though. Buy American hardcover books with book sleeves! More often than not, you can take them off, and they look exactly like this.

loughnane 3y ago
Yeah, I get that its part of the design, but since there's no photo it doesn't predispose me to anything on the inside in the same way the ones in the linked article do. In any case, I do like it better. The Harry Potter example is a good one, and you're right about taking the sleeves off, that's my go to move.
- caslon 3y ago
  Fair enough. I probably went a bit too hard into flamewar argument style with my reply. I hope you have a good day!
  - loughnane 3y ago
    Np. Btw I don’t know the origin of your username but it makes me think of an iconic font used in that enlightenment era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caslon?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caslon?wprov=sfti1 I like it a lot (and there’s a libre version), though I’m slightly more partial to Baskerville.
    - caslon 3y ago
      That's indeed the source of my username!

by caslon 3y ago

loughnane 3y ago

Yeah, I get that its part of the design, but since there's no photo it doesn't predispose me to anything on the inside in the same way the ones in the linked article do. In any case, I do like it better. The Harry Potter example is a good one, and you're right about taking the sleeves off, that's my go to move.

caslon 3y ago
Fair enough. I probably went a bit too hard into flamewar argument style with my reply. I hope you have a good day!
- loughnane 3y ago
  Np. Btw I don’t know the origin of your username but it makes me think of an iconic font used in that enlightenment era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caslon?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caslon?wprov=sfti1 I like it a lot (and there’s a libre version), though I’m slightly more partial to Baskerville.
  - caslon 3y ago
    That's indeed the source of my username!