1. My favorite classic work of literature is Anna Karenina, a novel by a Russian novelist, Leo Tolstoy. I believe the design fails to capture the plot of the book because rather than portraying the central idea or at least the key themes, the cover depicts a woman staring blankly into space, which reveals nothing about the book.
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I was actually drawn to the Perma-Bound logo at first....but the visuals on the book cover are really nice, too. The book is called Three Trips, and I like how instead of creating some elaborate designs, the designer simply used three different colors to represent the different memories/feelings brought by each trip.
This book also has a very simple yet clever design. Since the book is called Heat, I like how the designer purposefully distorted the last two letters of the word to make them look like they are melting, which embodies the title perfectly. Aside from the design, I also like how the designer chose to elongate the text.
I didn't find this cover pleasant at all. I chose it simply because it lacks a focal point, which is something that Ms. Lee keeps emphasizing and telling us to avoid.
Even though it is not appealing, I guess it kind of goes well with the title. Since the title is An Underachiever's Diary, the simplicity and the kind of "throw together" design really embody that.
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These books as a whole do not exhibit many similarities; most of them have different alignments and placements of the text. The only thing they have in common, I would say, is that they all have simple designs, especially the second book and the last book.
