Bosman and Kidd - Kenny

 

I agree with what Bosman says about increasing the allure/qualities of physical books. I think the reason

 why this makes sense is because it is similar to the reason why people buy art and physical music 

records and such. I felt this in class as well when the various translations of The Key (if I remember 

correctly) were passed around. Although some of them were written in languages I can’t read, I was

 more drawn to the books with beautiful or appealing covers and art. I think piquing a reader’s interest

 with cover art that is immediately seen might be better than expecting a reader to pick up a boring

 looking book and become invested after starting to read. I think increasing the beauty of physical

 books also increases their potential value to become something sentimental. I have a few books

 back home that, even though they are not particularly beautiful, have value to me because when I

 look at them I remember how I felt reading them when I was younger. I think making books more

 beautiful so that more people will buy them is a good idea not just for the sales of the books 

themselves but also for the potential experiences the readers might have with them.

Kidd’s TED talk was also interesting in that he showcased a number of examples of good book design.

 The part where he talks about typography was also interesting, I had not thought of using typography

 in such ways much before watching this. Changing the font, material used when printing, even things 

like layering an image under the text like in the cover of 1Q84 are great ideas and would definitely 

make me more likely to check the book out.