Awesome Little Brother Alternative Cover Design
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The New Sleekness » Little Brother, in progress
Tor designer Pablo Defendini has, in his spare time, done up an alternative cover to Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother (which I hope to getting around to reading sometime this decade). I really love the approach of this cover design, and from what I’ve read about the book anyway, it seems really appropriate. The addition of easter eggs means after reading the book, you have a newfound appreciation to it. I like the illustrator style–it’s not something you see in SF book covers very often, so I think this book would stand out if I saw it on the shelf. The typography is tight, well done, and going with the Neil Gaiman quote prominently like that is a damned good decision that will help sell the book.
I’m adding this site to my feeds. I’m more interested in cover design lately, and I think his work is particularly inspiring.
Here’s a progression of that Little Brother sketch I put up a few days ago. This is what happens when I have a weekend to myself. I’ve had lots of fun putting this together, particularly including little easter eggs (hints: run the binary through a translator; check out the ‘maker’s brand’ on the arphid on the spine, etc.)
