1Q84 a novel by Murakani Haruki, cover art by Chip Kidd:

This book sleeve  and cover are very interesting from a typographer's standpoint. When you remove the front cover, the photo images are taken away to reveal the negative of the book's title 1Q84. When the sleeve is on the book, the images fit together perfectly and create the image you see. Chip Kidd is not known for being outlandish when it comes to typography. It's easier for people to know what the title of the book is is they can read the text on the front cover. I know there is that stupid saying 'Don't judge a book by it's....' but that old saying is not helpful to true designers. There is no excuse for a designer to scribble something on the front cover that people in the bookstore can't even read, or looks like an eyesore. The type of this cover is consistent, and there aren't five different styles on the front cover. Also, the front cover of the book isn't ruined by reviews, which is something that always bugs me. There should be maybe one or two reviews on the back cover, and no more. The front cover is the 'haiku' of what the book is about, and in this case it was done properly.


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