These aren’t really finished quality either, but the authors should feel free to borrow and expand on any ideas they like if they decide to do a redesign.
I only like the first one more than the current cover, and I think then not by all that much. I do think this is the sort of thing that’s relatively easy to focus group / get data on, and the right strategy is probably something that appeals to airport book buyers instead of LessWrongers.
I used to do graphic design professionally, and I definitely agree the cover needs some work.
I put together a few quick concepts, just to explore some possible alternate directions they could take it:
https://i.imgur.com/zhnVELh.png
https://i.imgur.com/OqouN9V.png
https://i.imgur.com/Shyezh1.png
These aren’t really finished quality either, but the authors should feel free to borrow and expand on any ideas they like if they decide to do a redesign.
It’s important that the cover not make the book look like fiction, which I think these do. The difference in style is good to keep in mind.
Those are definitely all improvements on the current cover!
I only like the first one more than the current cover, and I think then not by all that much. I do think this is the sort of thing that’s relatively easy to focus group / get data on, and the right strategy is probably something that appeals to airport book buyers instead of LessWrongers.