Just a general concern regarding some of these proposals: * It should be really very clear that this is a book * Some of the proposals give me a vibe that might be interpreted as “this is a creative ad for a found-footage movie/game pretending to be serious” * People’s priors with these kinds of posters are very strongly that it is entertainment. This needs to be actively prevented. * Even if it rationally cannot be entertainment if you analyze the written words, it is I think much better if it actually feels at a gut level (before you read the text) closer to an infomercial than to the marketing poster of a movie. Like I’m worried about the big red letters with black background for example...
Just a general concern regarding some of these proposals:
* It should be really very clear that this is a book
* Some of the proposals give me a vibe that might be interpreted as “this is a creative ad for a found-footage movie/game pretending to be serious”
* People’s priors with these kinds of posters are very strongly that it is entertainment. This needs to be actively prevented.
* Even if it rationally cannot be entertainment if you analyze the written words, it is I think much better if it actually feels at a gut level (before you read the text) closer to an infomercial than to the marketing poster of a movie. Like I’m worried about the big red letters with black background for example...