Knitting Lingerie Style Cover Choices
October 13, 2007 | Melanie Falick The decision about a cover for an STC Craft book is a team decision. I take one or several covers to a cover meeting and present them to a committee of people, including the publisher, director of sales, and CEO. Most of the time, even if I am presenting more than one option, I have a clear favorite and I try hard to sell that cover to the committee. Every once in a while, however, I have more than one favorite and I am especially curious to get feedback from the committee. That was the case with Knitting Lingerie Style. Here is the cover we used:
And here is the runner up:
While I am happy with the committee's decision, I do still really enjoy looking at the runner up. So, it's great to have this blog so I can share it with you and give it a bit more life. Thanks to Anna Christian, the graphic designer for this title, who pulled the file for this cover out of her archives.
Reader Comments (3)
melanie,
You are my hero!
xx,
suzan
This is fascinating to me - thank you for the chance to add my voice to the committee :) I have a powerful negative reaction to the cover that was used, and in fact, it's stopped me buying the book. I find the pose very cheesecakey, with the model's breasts in particular presented for the delectation of the viewer, which: yecch. And the model's legs feel cliff-hangingly thin to me on the actual cover, whereas, while not substantial on the runner-up cover, I somehow don't feel they present an unattainable standard of thinness that pushes my buttons. I *adore* the runner-up cover, and would have bought the book in a trice if it had been the choice of the committee. And I may still now... and just throw away the cover :)
Again, thank you for the chance to comment!
I'm so glad you're blogging! I love the books you put out. Every one of them is gorgeous - great eye candy, but also great resources too. I found your blog by way of Veronik Avery's blog :)