The Cover of Stewart's book revealed?

[Ska Man]

I like this cover. I get the sense it s the beginning of the story to be told sort of like before the play begins you see the silloutte of the the stage with its props and gear (the drums) then the curtain is raised the play or movie begins lights camera action Stewarts life with the Drums representing what made all these things possible in Stewarts life in an abstract way. Who knows

[luddite lady]

If nothing else, we've just provided the publishers with one heck of a focus group. And all for free.

Personally, I'm okay with the photo of the drums. I don't like the lay out of the title though. Nor am I fond of the colour. It seems to want to look stark, but still somehow looks busy.

I love Chatchka and Mrs. G's idea of a black and white modern day Stewart on the cover.

[sockii]

[quote="luddite lady"]It seems to want to look stark, but still somehow looks busy.[/quote]

THIS.

I don't mind something abstract. Somehow, I can't necessarily see a picture of Stewart on the front (at least not a big portrait close up) (back jacket, yeah). Leave that to Sting.

But the text placement, quite honestly? That does suck. It's too much at the same font size in too little space. I'm not a graphic design expert but it doesn't look appealing to me, the blue getting lost on the white and just...meh. I've seen a lot of self-published stuff that looks more professional.

Hope it's just a mock-up...

[policefan]

I do like the silhouette of the drums and I don't mind the black and white but it just appears a bit too dark and dominant - to me almost a little depressing. I would like it better if Stewart would be in the silhouette, it would make it more personal. The font is all over the place and destroys the picture.

[Grace]

Yeah, I'm not in love with that cover.

But it won't deter me from buying it, that's for sure!
It'll look better with Stewart's signature on the inside (she dreams).
Bring it on.

[sockii]

I'm thinking that if the drums silhouette was in blue, with the text in black, it would work better (still not great, but better.) And blue would also work in suggestion of the sparkly blue drums from the reunion tour, too.

[policefan]

[quote="Grace"]But it won't deter me from buying it, that's for sure!
[/quote]

You got that right!

Sigh, can't wait!

[English-lion]

umm this may turn out to me having a blonde moment but those drums don't even look like Stewarts The set up looks wrong


Besides I thought he would have "the gong" on the cover ......not that he needs one

[njperry]

I thought there used to be a different cover at the Harpers Studio site.

I would be shocked if this is the final one. Stewart is so much more than a drummer and I suspect they will emphasize more than drumming as is done with the book's subtitle.

[DirtyMartini]

Generic art, really shit type layout, mood incongruous with content. I'm hoping for a better design (though it's pretty ungreat even as a temporary mock-up), but at bare minimum the title type needs to be placed better. So that it's, like, you know, legible and stuff.

[vespapod]

i dont particularly like it....drab

[sockii]

[quote="vespapod"]i dont particularly like it....drab[/quote]

Stop playing on the computer and get to your next appointment!

[Susan]

It needs a picture of STEWART, in my humble opinion, in an eye-catching design so that people see it on the shelf when it's a new book and the cover is facing outward or upward in book store displays. I hope this isn't the final design, it looks very generic.

ETA: the amazon.com page for the book still has "no image available" so that is encouraging.

[Mrs. Gradenko]

His head on this cover looks like the shape of an alien (or is that not suposed to be his head?), and his neck looks like a skeleton. I really don't like it.

I hope Stewart didn't make this cover, lol.

[bella]

A moody black and white picture of him with the gong or his snare as a "halo" behind him.