Scene: A doctor’s office, early in the morning.
Doctor: Good to see you! How have you been feeling?
Cover Designer: I’ve been a bit stressed lately, Doc. I want to put some foliage on this cover, but it seems kinda played. You know, leaves, flowers – I don’t know if they’re going to stand out. I’ve been wracking my brain about it.
Doctor: Let me give you some advice. Whenever I can’t figure out a diagnosis, you know what I do?
Cover Designer: What?
Doctor: I x-ray it.
Cover Designer: Doc, I think you’ve solved my problem.
The Everafter by Amy Huntley.
If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? by M. E. Kerr
Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner.
Side by side by side:
Okay, so maybe they didn’t x-ray the plants on these covers (although I do think that the flowers on the Everafter cover saw the inside of a radiologists office), but they certainly give off a similar vibe.
Do I see a negative-image cover trend taking hold?
(Top Image: ‘Roentgen IV control panel‘
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16339684@N00/2361897135)
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November 3, 2009 at 2:02 am
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[…] now and again I use these pages to write about what’s on the outside. Namely, covers – similar ones, unfortunate ones, trends and the like. It recently struck me as a good idea to devote an entire […]
November 11, 2009 at 10:11 pm
L.
Good one!!!
November 11, 2009 at 11:41 pm
L.
Funny thing about making this kind of post. It puts the idea in your mind and suddenly you really NOTICE covers that fit into that category. Shortly after I read this, I stumbled upon another cover that fits. Take a look at Gardening in the Dark by Laura Kasischke (ISBN: 9781931337229)
November 13, 2009 at 8:44 pm
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This one certainly fits! Possibly the trailblazer, seeing as how it was released in aught four. Thanks for the tip!