I work as a designer (but not a cover designer) and I agree. This should be redesigned.
Straight black and white text isn’t a great choice here, and makes me think of science-fiction and amateur publications rather than a a serious book about technology, philosophy and consequences. For books with covers which have done well in this space, take a look at the waterstones best sellers for science and tech.
Yeah. It is probably even more important for the cover to look serious and “academically respectable” than for it to look maximally appealing to a broad audience. It shouldn’t give the impression of a science fiction novel or a sensationalist crackpot theory. An even more negative example of this kind (in my opinion) is the American cover of The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch.
I work as a designer (but not a cover designer) and I agree. This should be redesigned.
Straight black and white text isn’t a great choice here, and makes me think of science-fiction and amateur publications rather than a a serious book about technology, philosophy and consequences. For books with covers which have done well in this space, take a look at the waterstones best sellers for science and tech.
Yeah. It is probably even more important for the cover to look serious and “academically respectable” than for it to look maximally appealing to a broad audience. It shouldn’t give the impression of a science fiction novel or a sensationalist crackpot theory. An even more negative example of this kind (in my opinion) is the American cover of The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch.