Sins of the Titanic November 21, 2016 Sins of the Titanic Sins of the typographer. Spread the love Tags: font boredom, text and more text ◀ Jane: Artful Escorting Just Deserts ▶ 7 Comments Oldest Newest Most Voted Inline Feedbacks View all comments L-Plate Pen 7 years ago A lot of things tell me I do not want to read this book. Mostly the words on the cover. James F. Brown 7 years ago The typography is the least of the cover sins here. The big one is the author’s ego running utterly amuck. Subsequent sins arise from that biggie. The relentless self-promotion here would ensure I pass it by without even being temped to open it — even to sneer at it. YUCK! Cathy Adams 7 years ago Is this a National Enquirer cover? Azuriel 7 years ago Reply to Cathy Adams Definitely not the National Geographic’s! Is that ship even the Titanic? It looks more like a cruiser-in DRYDOCK-to me. Naaman Brown 7 years ago Reply to Azuriel Compared to photos of Titanic, the cover ship looks like Titanic with squished aspect ratio and very forced perspective (that hawsehole for the anchor is very exaggerated). Azuriel 7 years ago Reply to Naaman Brown Thanks for the heads-up. Who reads this tripe anyway? Prude voyeurs like those who made Hollywood=Babylon! a bestseller? Jack M 7 years ago The final victims have yet to die? Well, kill them, then!
A lot of things tell me I do not want to read this book. Mostly the words on the cover.
The typography is the least of the cover sins here. The big one is the author’s ego running utterly amuck. Subsequent sins arise from that biggie.
The relentless self-promotion here would ensure I pass it by without even being temped to open it — even to sneer at it.
YUCK!
Is this a National Enquirer cover?
Definitely not the National Geographic’s! Is that ship even the Titanic? It looks more like a cruiser-in DRYDOCK-to me.
Compared to photos of Titanic, the cover ship looks like Titanic with squished aspect ratio and very forced perspective (that hawsehole for the anchor is very exaggerated).
Thanks for the heads-up. Who reads this tripe anyway? Prude voyeurs like those who made Hollywood=Babylon! a bestseller?
The final victims have yet to die? Well, kill them, then!