Book Covers

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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This is honestly the most creative book cover I've ever seen. The book is called The Next Page, and its cover is literally the second page of the book, which is the table of content. Though the book does not have an actual cover with title and visuals, the absences of these elements are what make the book stand out. Rather than intentionally trying to come up with a cover page to express the idea of "a next page", I think what the author did is really creative.

This cover is so cute omg. It looks simple, yet is intriguing, The book is called Oil, and its title is literally expressed in the form of oil droplets. In addition, the cover reveals nothing but the title of the book, which really invokes the curiosity of the readers.

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.