Alex - Bosman and Kidd

I think it's interesting to read/watch these pieces after always being told "don't judge a book by its cover!" In these instances, the designers are, in fact, expecting the cover to have some sort of effect on you. I suppose this is natural, given that it's the first thing you see when you see a book on a shelf. I too, am definitely guilty of falling victim to a very appealing cover. 

I definitely preferred the article to the video. I thought the examples brought up in the video were cool, but I found the speaker's attitude to be a little hard to listen to. I felt like his attempts at humor detracted from the value of his work. However, I definitely appreciated his creativity and unique approach to design. 

I thought that the article was interesting as well, but I was wondering about how the environmental impact plays a role in all of this. There will always be inherent value to physical books—I personally prefer them as well—but I think the environmental benefits of eBooks should not be ignored as well. I felt like the article neglected to fully acknowledge that, and made the push to eBooks seem like something that we need to avoid at all costs. 

Again, I do believe that well-designed covers and physical books will never be comparable to eBooks in terms of reader experience, but I think that in the modern age we might need to adapt these concepts to a more digital medium. Perhaps if cover designers made some sort of digitally animated cover, or something more modern and innovative like that, we could preserve the art form of cover design while lessening the environmental impact.