You can’t spell “ambition” without “tit.” Alright, maybe you can, but why would you want to?
LJ
11 years ago
Okay, maybe if it centers around the crash in ’08 I could understand the gambling/gold/market symbol, cash mockup but what that’s girl doing in there? Random boobs ’cause men like boobs?
Actually, I think the cover works well in that it would entice someone (probably male) to open it up if it’s a hardcopy or sample an e-book. That’s what good covers are supposed to do. Yeah, gratuitous boob shot, but no question that (those?) grab attention; boob shots work!
I kind of saw this when I first looked at the cover. All of the images are things that ambitious people want, and it’s far better than most of the covers on this site. Two problems are: (1) too busy (too many images make the cover less memorable, which affects branding and word-of-mouth effectiveness) and (2) a couple of images seem out of place. He’s not playing cards at a poker table. The girl isn’t counting money or doing anything that relates to the cover. I’d say that this cover is pretty close, but the “not quite” detracts from the possible rewards that this ambitious book hopes to redeem. If the author wants to foster the reader’s interest in being at the top, the cover should be top-notch, too. (The money doesn’t seem quite right either.)
The other problem is that the board room, the skyscraper, the ticker, and the gold blocks (and arguably the “personal secretary”) are all photos with strong but different perspectives and vanishing points. It’s possible to make a collage of disparate images fading into each other, but in this case it looks like the images are fighting against each other.
Yes, but too often it sound like criticism simply because covers don’t follow “the rules.” Usually, the badness of the covers is visceral — you don’t need to be an expert to know it’s bad.
That’s a nice interpretation. Of course, buyers are impatient and make impulsive decisions, so (except for a rare target audience) covers should have concepts that are immediately clear to the majority of the target audience.
Because a pair of aces wins it all?
You can’t spell “ambition” without “tit.” Alright, maybe you can, but why would you want to?
Okay, maybe if it centers around the crash in ’08 I could understand the gambling/gold/market symbol, cash mockup but what that’s girl doing in there? Random boobs ’cause men like boobs?
not all treasures are gold and silver mate
A highly ambitious cover…
Actually, I think the cover works well in that it would entice someone (probably male) to open it up if it’s a hardcopy or sample an e-book. That’s what good covers are supposed to do. Yeah, gratuitous boob shot, but no question that (those?) grab attention; boob shots work!
I kind of saw this when I first looked at the cover. All of the images are things that ambitious people want, and it’s far better than most of the covers on this site. Two problems are: (1) too busy (too many images make the cover less memorable, which affects branding and word-of-mouth effectiveness) and (2) a couple of images seem out of place. He’s not playing cards at a poker table. The girl isn’t counting money or doing anything that relates to the cover. I’d say that this cover is pretty close, but the “not quite” detracts from the possible rewards that this ambitious book hopes to redeem. If the author wants to foster the reader’s interest in being at the top, the cover should be top-notch, too. (The money doesn’t seem quite right either.)
The other problem is that the board room, the skyscraper, the ticker, and the gold blocks (and arguably the “personal secretary”) are all photos with strong but different perspectives and vanishing points. It’s possible to make a collage of disparate images fading into each other, but in this case it looks like the images are fighting against each other.
If only you would elaborate on the subtleties of cover mis-design more often. 🙂
Yes, but too often it sound like criticism simply because covers don’t follow “the rules.” Usually, the badness of the covers is visceral — you don’t need to be an expert to know it’s bad.
Of course the cards in the boardroom image could be an unsubtle commentary on Wall Street.
That’s a nice interpretation. Of course, buyers are impatient and make impulsive decisions, so (except for a rare target audience) covers should have concepts that are immediately clear to the majority of the target audience.
Yep and the best symbolism should be in the writing anyway.
Who is he playing poker against?