Title: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: Dash Decent on 21 September, 2022, 03:53:22 PM
Post by: Dash Decent on 21 September, 2022, 03:53:22 PM
It's About Time: A Memoir in Pictures and Words by Brian Bolland (https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2022/09/brain-bolland-picto-memoir-3-versions.html) - Spring 2023
Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: judgeurko on 21 September, 2022, 04:29:20 PM
Post by: judgeurko on 21 September, 2022, 04:29:20 PM
Awful cover
Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: Funt Solo on 21 September, 2022, 05:39:38 PM
Post by: Funt Solo on 21 September, 2022, 05:39:38 PM
- "So what's this book about?"
- "Not graphic design."
- "Not graphic design."
Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: nxylas on 21 September, 2022, 06:05:06 PM
Post by: nxylas on 21 September, 2022, 06:05:06 PM
Quote from: Funt Solo on 21 September, 2022, 05:39:38 PM"It's the life and times of possibly comics' greatest cover artist, and I wanted to convey that."
- "So what's this book about?"
- "Not graphic design."
Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: Dash Decent on 23 September, 2022, 08:54:22 AM
Post by: Dash Decent on 23 September, 2022, 08:54:22 AM
The picture at the bottom of the cover looks like some kind of random placeholder.
Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: nxylas on 23 September, 2022, 11:40:34 AM
Post by: nxylas on 23 September, 2022, 11:40:34 AM
Quote from: Dash Decent on 23 September, 2022, 08:54:22 AM
The picture at the bottom of the cover looks like some kind of random placeholder.
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Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: GordonR on 23 September, 2022, 01:25:24 PM
Post by: GordonR on 23 September, 2022, 01:25:24 PM
Quote from: Dash Decent on 23 September, 2022, 08:54:22 AM
The picture at the bottom of the cover looks like some kind of random placeholder.
I think some kind of unfunny 'creator as a kid, as an adult, as a collection of fossils' comment is being made.
But, really, fuck knows. That cover design's all over the place.
Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: Dash Decent on 16 January, 2023, 07:08:45 AM
Post by: Dash Decent on 16 January, 2023, 07:08:45 AM
This is better, but not by much. It's obviously a great self-portrait by Bolland, but there's not a lot of design going on in this cover design.
Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: GordonR on 16 January, 2023, 09:53:37 AM
Post by: GordonR on 16 January, 2023, 09:53:37 AM
Still sticking with the 'four different fonts choices for five lines of text' thing, though.
This is local parish newsletter level stuff, not something you'd associate with a too visual arts professional.
This is local parish newsletter level stuff, not something you'd associate with a too visual arts professional.
Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: IndigoPrime on 16 January, 2023, 12:14:17 PM
Post by: IndigoPrime on 16 January, 2023, 12:14:17 PM
I'm not a book designer ("You don't say" – GordonR, after seeing the below), but this is five minutes of faffing from me. Now imagine what a professional in the field could do. I really hope Brian didn't pay much (or anything) for what he's got so far, because a few hours with a jobbing pro in the field could net him something far better than this. Like Gordon says, it feels like something that you'd see stuck up on a local notice board, having been sorted by someone battling with Word.
Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: Dash Decent on 16 January, 2023, 01:06:42 PM
Post by: Dash Decent on 16 January, 2023, 01:06:42 PM
There's something going on with the title too. Is the different colour at the end of 'Time' meant to give the alternative reading "It's About Me"?
Title: Re: It's About Time (Brian Bolland picto-memoir) - released Spring 2023
Post by: IndigoPrime on 16 January, 2023, 01:08:28 PM
Post by: IndigoPrime on 16 January, 2023, 01:08:28 PM
That's clearly the intent. But... well...