Totally Space Opera Series
Posted by Anne Healey in book design on July 16, 2009
I was glad to get a chance to see more photos of Orion Books’ “Totally Space Opera” series, designed by Sandra Zahirovic! They’re over at FaceOut Books, which has an interview with Sandra about her designs. FaceOut is great about taking hi-res photos of well-designed books, and from all angles, not just the front cover (click on the image to go there and see more images).
Sandra says she has been worried about the supposed trendiness of the “cut paper aesthetic.” That that didn’t even occur to me—they’re well executed and don’t rely on the cut/folded paper as a gimmick. And the stark black-and-white palette, high contrast, and bold font help counteract any preciousness associated with origami.
Kudos to Orion Books for not diluting Sandra’s work in the name of “marketability.” Other publishers (U.S. ones especially! It’s so disappointing when the U.K. versions of books look so much cooler than ours) ought to take note—see how you can get good publicity by giving designers creative freedom?
You can see more pictures of the books at The Book Cover Archive.
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