By its Cover: In Other Words by Christopher J. Moore
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In Other Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World by Christopher J. Moore
Now that all the Christmas hubbub is over, I thought I'd take another gander at the Amazon.com top 100 books for my next By It's Cover update, and lo, what did I find but a classic, simple, lovely cover in In Other Words by Christopher J. Moore. This is a lovely example of a cover that isn't trying to do too much. It's not bombarding us with clichés, it's not trying to get in our face with color, and it's not trying to say too much. There are just a few, subtle colors here, presented simply. It looks as if the illustration on the cover might even be a wood cut or linocut or some sort of lovelycut or perfectcut.
I would like to say a simple thank you to the designer for not letterspacing the lowercase serif typeface. Every designer from now on who refrains from doing this should receive a thank you. Flowers, maybe, or a box of chocolates.
My time for writing this is up. I'm moving on.
Blessings.
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