I blog about good and bad design. One of each. As often as possible.
Chicago, IL
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Today marks 100 days of sheltering in place for me, so what better book to do. And this is my 100th cover (not counting that I did all the Game of Thrones books at once, two versions of The Corrections, and a… instagram.com/p/CBqBs1Vhzk3/…
“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”
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My penultimate post!
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To Mock a Killing Germ (or To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee)
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“Therefore, get up; defeat your breathlessness with spirit that can win all battles if the body's heaviness does not deter it.
A longer ladder still is to be climbed; it's not enough to have left them behind; if you… instagram.com/p/CBk_Wpbh4Kt/…
Postponement (or Atonement, by Ian McEwan)
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A Life Made Stale (or The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood therealmargaretatwood )
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The Dr. Fauci Code (or The DaVinci Code, by Dan Brown)
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My pal @billwadman suggested I do this book, and I had to agree. I hope you approve of what I came up with Bill. Thx for suggesting it!
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Zoom and the Art of Conference Call Maintenance (or Zen and the Art of… instagram.com/p/CBf4AGWhvAR/…
The Concern of the W.H.O (or The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James)
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Friend, neighbor, and fellow creative director mikenienow rescued this book from his flooded basement and sent me a pic of it. The illustration looked so much like a human profile, all could think of was those swabs… instagram.com/p/CBdRNPMhcJy/…
At the end of the the week I’ll have been sheltering in place for 100 days. On the 100th day I’ll be posting my 100th and final cover. Starting off the final 10...
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The Flours (or The Hours, by Michael Cunningham,… instagram.com/p/CBazX4jBsM3/…
The Infirm (or The Firm, by John Grisham)
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Suggested many weeks ago by my pal @bxmarks and finally come to life.
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In Isolation (or Annihilation, by Jeff Vandermeer)
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Exposure (or Disclosure, by Michael Crichton). Original cover design by chip_kidd
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Next weekend, for us in the northern hemisphere, summer begins. I seem to have misplaced a season.
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All the Spring When? (or All the King’s Men, by Robert Penn Warren)
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Man can binge watch everything if he will but try.
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Over Dosage of Media (or A Passage to India , by E. M. Forster)
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Looking at these screens suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life.
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The Time on Screens (or The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells)
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“They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.”
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The Germs They Carried (or The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien)
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Home is the thing with others.
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Infected Homes (or Collected Poems, by Emily Dickinson)
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The Age of Negligence (or The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton)
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