Chipp Kidd
Thomas Allen creates dioramas from pulp scifi novels for bookjackets and photographs them.
Smithsonian Q&A
He relaxed his turning point when he recognized the potential he had as a writer and ability to generate content and communicate it visually.
Unique Ideas depend on unique content
The challenge of a designer in trade publishing is to do something that’s an interesting design, but also has mass appeal.
The most challenging cover for him to design was that of the New Testament. He took a risk and used a controversal photographer who placed a dead mans face as the picture. No bookstores would carry it.
being an author made him more sympathetic to authors he designs for beause their work is assigned a visual identity.
Magazine covers strive to tell you everything and can’t tell you enough. Whereas, a book cover, if done right, suggests a sensibility, and is discrete. Book Cover design has become smarter making designers and publishers want challenging ideas.
Step Mag: John Gall art director at Vintage
Gall’s style is simple but elegant use of typography and quietly rebellious spirit. His covers play with the pereptions of the viewer by being subtle and compelling. Collage, photography, typography and art are all grist for the mill, yet no matter how varied the medium. A great book cover conveys the essence of the book in a unique and surprising way that pushes the design envelope a bit.
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