Criterion Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.2

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#1051 Post by **Matt** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:44 pm

Jem wrote:I can't see Playtime either? WTF!

Have you considered enrolling in a computer course at your local community college?

Napoleon · #1052 Post by **Napoleon** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:51 pm

RE: Playtime

The red lettering on time clashes horribly with the green on the 'c' and the tabs.

If it stays like that I'll have to felt-tip over the green with blue when I get a copy.

#1053 Post by **Matt** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:14 pm

n w wrote:The red lettering on time clashes horribly with the green on the 'c' and the tabs.

I like it. Playtime = Christmastime.

Ashirg · #1054 Post by **Ashirg** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:32 pm

Criterion logo make it look like 7Â½ Samurai. Or more likely 7 and 2/3.

HerrSchreck · #1055 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:20 pm

That's actually pretty funny & true.

I love the cover tho.

Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:56 pm

what is this from, it doesn't appear to be the book cover unless there's a new edition out?

Jem · #1057 Post by **Jem** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:29 am

matt wrote:
Jem wrote:I can't see Playtime either? WTF!

Have you considered enrolling in a computer course at your local community college?

Ouch! that's not very nice Matt.

I was just saying, on my computer (cache emptied) Playtime was not visible. It is today.

Jem · #1058 Post by **Jem** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:30 am

Ashirg wrote:

Criterion logo make it look like 7Â½ Samurai. Or more likely 7 and 2/3.

True, cooool.

FilmFanSea · #1059 Post by **FilmFanSea** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:31 am

Where is the love for this brilliant cover??? To me, it perfectly evokes childhood as well as this lovely film. Am I alone in thinking it's one of the all-time best?

Jem · #1060 Post by **Jem** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:03 am

The love is there man, perfect cover!

#1061 Post by **domino harvey** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:27 am

I think it's too busy

Brian Oblivious · Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:57 am

I guess I could do without the chalkboard-style drawings in the hex. But other than that it's pretty damn nice.

HerrSchreck · #1063 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:40 pm

I too think it's nice .. once again however I swear they hired an old pro from the publishing industry to do their covers. It looks just like a Penguin "quality trade paperback".

hammock · #1064 Post by **hammock** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:00 pm

New covers:

indiannamednobody · Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:05 pm

Boy oh boy, these will all look beautiful on my desktop at some point.

#1066 Post by **Matt** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:19 pm

Serendipitous, I'm sure, but there's a remarkable formal consistency about those three covers. Pretty rare for Criterion.

godardslave · #1067 Post by **godardslave** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:43 pm

comments on the new batch of covers:

sweetie is really nice, interesting font, lovely colors in particular.
clean, shaven is boring, we dont really need the huge face at all.
hands over the city is boring as well.

souvenir · #1068 Post by **souvenir** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:23 am

I don't think Hands Over the City is boring at all. I like it quite a bit, especially the reproduction of Rod Steiger's wall campaign posters.

kinjitsu · #1069 Post by **kinjitsu** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:54 am

souvenir wrote:I don't think Hands Over the City is boring at all. I like it quite a bit, especially the reproduction of Rod Steiger's wall campaign posters.

So do I, in fact, it suits the film perfectly.

I might be mistaken, but isn't that the Stadio San Paolo on the upper left-hand corner on that old map of Naples?

Jem · #1070 Post by **Jem** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:06 am

Sweetie. Love the film, the cover is ok too.

#1071 Post by **Matt** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:40 pm

This has nothing to do with Criterion covers, but I thought some of you design nerds would want to read this interview with Paul Buckley, an executive art director (book covers) at Penguin. Penguin's design aesthetic (lately in particular) has been practically flawless.

hammock · #1072 Post by **hammock** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:51 am

Thanks Matt! This kinda appeal to me...

#1073 Post by **Matt** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:50 pm

That's one of my favorite book covers of recent years. It's gorgeous. I actually bought and read the book almost solely because of the cover. It's quite harrowing, actually. Not about the Keebler elves at all.

Jem · #1074 Post by **Jem** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:19 pm

matt wrote:This has nothing to do with Criterion covers, but I thought some of you design nerds would want to read this interview with Paul Buckley, an executive art director (book covers) at Penguin. Penguin's design aesthetic (lately in particular) has been practically flawless.

Thanks Matt. You may also find this interview with book cover designer John Grey interesting. It would be great to see him or Paul Buckley design some of the up and coming Criterion covers.

http://covers.fwis.com/jongray

Greathinker · #1075 Post by **Greathinker** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:25 am

Thanks for the link. I find myself picking up penguin editions more and more

A pleasant surprise when going through their website--one of my favorite novels, Niels Lyhne, which I thought was out-of-print for a good while has been recently released. A nice cover too

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