Both the article and the Ted talk discuss the topic of book cover designs. One of the most common phrases in English is "Don't judge a book by its cover", but it is funny to consider that most books are actually judged based on their cover. Unless someone has prior knowledge on a book, the cover of the book is the first thing that someone would experience of it. If the design of the cover is not compelling enough, then that book has low chances of hooking the reader. I would say for me personally that the synopsis or summary of a book is what hooks me the most, but the cover of the book would probably have to persuade me into flipping it over and reading the summary.
Chip Kidd's ted talk was one of the most entertaining ted talks I have watched. He is such a great public speaker. Kidd and Bosman both stress the differences between physical books and e-books, but I have always felt that they are basically the same aside from the obvious fact that one is physical and the other is digital. A good cover design is still needed for a digital book, but I suppose that a design for a digital book can't be that intricate like Kidd demonstrated for physical book covers. Bosman mentioned that for physical books a consumer is essentially paying for a better cover design. I personally think that e-books are way better in regards to saving money, but I do understand the merits of owning a physical copy. There is something about reading from physical paper that is missing on a digital screen.
- June
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