Thoughts, ponderings, reflections.

50 words or less: "thoughts" is the personal blog of Kevin D. Hendricks and has covered writing, pop culture, technology, spirituality and navel-gazing since 1998. Kevin does writing and editing with his company, Monkey Outta Nowhere, and in case you couldn't tell these thoughts reflect his personal views.

Social: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

Media: Flickr (photos) | Vimeo / YouTube (video) | del.iciou.us (links)

Support: Donate | Amazon | iTunes | Wishlist

The Island at the End of the World Book Cover Design Contest

September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Reading is Fun

Cover design for Sam Taylor's The Island at the End of the World by Greg MatsonThis is a double whammy for me as I’m a sucker for well-designed book covers and post-apocalyptic fiction.

Penguin Books and Creativity have partnered to do a cover design contest for Sam Taylor’s forthcoming book, The Island at the End of the World. They solicited 300 cover designs, picked the top 25 and are sharing those online, and will pick the winner on Thursday. The winning design will be used when the book is published in 2009.

Perhaps I’m biased because it came up first, but I think the very first one is the very best one. It has a simple beauty to it. Love it. What do you think? (via kottke.org)

  1. 4 Responses to “The Island at the End of the World Book Cover Design Contest”

  2. By abby on Sep 23, 2008

    I can’t decide between #6 and #7. Although, I think I’m leaning towards #7. I like that the outer cover has no writing on it.

  3. By tpy on Sep 24, 2008

    2 & 19 are my favorites.

  4. By dave on Sep 24, 2008

    I like 22 and the concept of 21, but if I had to pick a favorite, I think I’d also pick the first one.

  5. By Kevin D. Hendricks on Sep 29, 2008

    #17 got the win.

Post a Comment