[INDEXED]PURE (DELUXE LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION) by Julianna Baggott

[Dan Hocker]

You changed the jacket again???? Seriously, enough is enough!!

Nah we didn't change it again. Brad was talking about the placeholder image we used originally while we figured out the cover design.

[srboone]

You changed the jacket again???? Seriously, enough is enough!!

[bsaenz24]

We'll send your copy with the DJ on backwards!

Brian

Hey!! A reversible dust jacket. Then I can sleep soundly knowing I still have my melted dolll's head. Perfect!!

[Brian James Freeman]

Ok, am I the only one who liked the old cover better?? Granted, I like the new one too, but that melting doll's head......I miss it already!

We'll send your copy with the DJ on backwards!

Brian

[bsaenz24]

Ok, am I the only one who liked the old cover better?? Granted, I like the new one too, but that melting doll's head......I miss it already!

[TerryE]

By the way, we had the same trouble with Full Dark, No Stars -- only for that one, we had a pretty good idea WHERE we wanted to go after seeing the first round of options, it just took a while to get there:

http://brianjamesfreeman.wordpress.c...ght-have-been/

Brian

It's amazing how such small changes alter the entire look. Before you posted these, I used to think that you just got the art and put a good logo on and went, but, wow, what a lot goes into getting just the right look and tone.

Such depth of sympathy, such intrinsic feeling of anothers pain, trials and tribulations

Seriously though Brian, after all that has gone on in getting the cover of Pure changed, I, too, would enjoy seeing the cover art variations.

[srboone]

We want to feel your pain, Brian.

Or at least laugh at it.

[Brian James Freeman]

Not really lazy, more like tunnel vision. When you look at so many variations of what's basically the same thing, they all blurr together and start to look the same. Maybe I'll post some examples of the different versions we looked at to give you an idea.

We'd probably need to post the whole set, just so you can see how frustrating it gets around image #20. "Well, this one has a little more orange to it, and this one has a slightly larger font, etc." After a while, they all start to look the same. Plus, we need to get 5 people at the office to basically agree, and often we need the approval of the agent and the author (who have only seen and thought about trade hardcovers their whole lives), and sometimes the original publisher... ugh. I'll ask Gail if she's okay with us posting this whole set. As the designer, we'd want her permission first.

By the way, we had the same trouble with Full Dark, No Stars -- only for that one, we had a pretty good idea WHERE we wanted to go after seeing the first round of options, it just took a while to get there:

http://brianjamesfreeman.wordpress.c...ght-have-been/

Brian

[Tito_Villa]

The cover's been replaced on the website, so I guess it's a go!

Great news!

[srboone]

The cover's been replaced on the website, so I guess it's a go!

[Tito_Villa]

Yeah me too

[srboone]

Not really lazy, more like tunnel vision. When you look at so many variations of what's basically the same thing, they all blurr together and start to look the same. Maybe I'll post some examples of the different versions we looked at to give you an idea.

I'd like to see some of them, Dan. That's a pretty good idea!

[Teriw]

maybe you should wait til its too late cuz we might like another one better. lol

[Dan Hocker]

are you saying you got lazy? tsk tsk

Not really lazy, more like tunnel vision. When you look at so many variations of what's basically the same thing, they all blurr together and start to look the same. Maybe I'll post some examples of the different versions we looked at to give you an idea.