Welcome to Shelf Candy Saturday!
***Late Edition***
This is my weekly feature
showcasing beautiful covers!
It also provides information,
if available, on their
very talented creators!
if available, on their
very talented creators!
Here's my choice for this week!
Firewalker
(Worldwalker, Book 2)
Josephine Angelini
Hardcover, 352 pages
Feiwel & Friends, First Edition
November 1 , 2015
Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction,
Young Adult Fiction
(Worldwalker, Book 2)
Josephine Angelini
Hardcover, 352 pages
Feiwel & Friends, First Edition
November 1 , 2015
Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction,
Young Adult Fiction
My Thoughts About This Cover
This is actually a very simply designed cover, and yet, it's breathtakingly beautiful! It's all the details that make the difference.
The color gradations are just perfect -- we have lavender and purple flowing into pink and red, with some touches of orange. It looks like a forest fire is going on. However (and hopefully) this might be an illusion, and there's really something happening in the sky. Whatever it is, the effect is totally striking!
I love that luminous, pearly stone in the middle of the cover! It seems to be on a gossamer chain that then turns into graceful, equally luminous curlicues and flourishes going up into the sky. To reinforce this, there's a sweeping arc cutting through some of the flames, which gives the whole image a cosmic feel. Indeed, this is a cosmic necklace! Just lovely!
The font used for the title is a classic one, but it has been altered a bit. The lower bars on the letters "F" and "E" have been turned into winking stars, while the letter "A" has double bars. This contributes to the total ethereal feel of the whole cover.
In short, this is a gorgeous, magical cover that makes me want to jump right in!
This cover is a combination of the talents of Eileen Savage, who designed it, and Mandy Pursley, who designed the necklace featured on it.
Savage is Senior Designer at Penguin/Random House. She graduated from Syracuse University in 2011, with a BFA in Communications Design. She has also worked for Penguin Group USA, Viking Children's Books, and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
Pursley has her own online shop at Etsy. Based in Oceanside, California, it's called "Forever Faire Designs". However, it's currently on hiatus.
The color gradations are just perfect -- we have lavender and purple flowing into pink and red, with some touches of orange. It looks like a forest fire is going on. However (and hopefully) this might be an illusion, and there's really something happening in the sky. Whatever it is, the effect is totally striking!
I love that luminous, pearly stone in the middle of the cover! It seems to be on a gossamer chain that then turns into graceful, equally luminous curlicues and flourishes going up into the sky. To reinforce this, there's a sweeping arc cutting through some of the flames, which gives the whole image a cosmic feel. Indeed, this is a cosmic necklace! Just lovely!
The font used for the title is a classic one, but it has been altered a bit. The lower bars on the letters "F" and "E" have been turned into winking stars, while the letter "A" has double bars. This contributes to the total ethereal feel of the whole cover.
In short, this is a gorgeous, magical cover that makes me want to jump right in!
This cover is a combination of the talents of Eileen Savage, who designed it, and Mandy Pursley, who designed the necklace featured on it.
Savage is Senior Designer at Penguin/Random House. She graduated from Syracuse University in 2011, with a BFA in Communications Design. She has also worked for Penguin Group USA, Viking Children's Books, and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
Pursley has her own online shop at Etsy. Based in Oceanside, California, it's called "Forever Faire Designs". However, it's currently on hiatus.
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What do you think of
this week's cover?
Please leave a comment
and let me know!
this week's cover?
Please leave a comment
and let me know!
This is a super cover for all the reasons that you mention. The first thing that struck me was the gradations. One would think that there might be a bit of a clash between imagery involving flames and imagery involving necklaces. However, it all seems to fit together well. The designers did a very good job.
ReplyDeleteHi, Brian!
DeleteYes, this is, indeed, "a super cover"! As you have stated, everything is very harmoniously put together, even though the elements are, again, as you have stated, disparate. So the designers definitely did a great job!!
I did quite a bit of Google searching for information about these two designers. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find much..... :(
Thanks for the nice comment!! Hope you're enjoying your Sunday evening!! <3 :)
Ooo... as ever you've nailed this one this week, Maria. What a gorgeous cover! So clever and beautifully executed. Have you read this one?
ReplyDeleteHi, Sarah!
DeleteSO glad you love this cover, too!! It's just SO BEAUTIFUL!! :) And yes, it's very cleverly executed!
No, unfortunately, I haven't read this one, yet.... :( I happened to see it on a YouTube video dedicated to beautiful covers, so I picked it for this week's SCS post!
Thanks for the lovely comment!! HUGS!!! <3 <3 <3 :) :) :)