10.22.2010

Which One to Choose?

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"Wow, just look at how many times this book has been published!
 How could I not read it?"

To be clear, every time that a novel is picked up by a different publishing house they must design a new cover. To reiterate, when a novel is re-published they illustrate a new cover page; the content remains constant.

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*This is the version I picked up*

   This image is a very imaginative illustration of the dystopia Margaret Atwood creates in Oryx and Crake. Very creative creatures inhabit this "cruel" world. It appears to be what remains of the old world cluttering the scenery; the plant life utilizes these shaded areas and prosper. In the words of Atwood, "On the eastern horizon there's a greyish haze, lit now with a rosey, deadly glow. Strange how that colour still seems tender." (Atwood 5).
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   Here is the portrait of a beautiful girl with sharp, piercing and almost blueish green eyes. There are some opaque hamma fig tree leaves around the border surrounding the portrait. A flower in bloom is erupting from the center of the portrait; the flower looks as though it may be in her mouth.
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   Here is another portrait of a girl with green eyes. There is a filter over this image that blurs out the details of her beautiful face. This illustration may be blurred because the character is only a memory.
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   This cover page is very simple and indeed aesthetically pleasing. A very simple colour scheme and with great use of negative space allows the cute little piggy in the bottom right corner catch your eye without creating a  distinguishable central theme.
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The shadow of a man seeming to be shielding his eyes from the sun; staring off into the horizon.
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*Note* this is incomplete. I will finish this as soon as possible!

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