Winners of the 2011 Book Cover Design Contest named
Monique Mead
Winners of the Book Cover Design Contest were named today at the 2011 Kerrytown BookFest. First place was awarded to Monique Meads, second place to Cameron Wooley and third place to Matt Poleo. More than 100 students submitted entries.
The students were asked to redesign the dust jacket for “Bitter Angels” the most recent work of Ann Arbor science fiction writer Sarah Zettel writing under C.L. Anderson. Zettel served as one of the judges (the others were Alvey Jones and Jack Summers) and here’s what Zettel had to say about the work:
“First, I really have to apologize for not being here (Zettel will be out of the country). Second, I’d like to congratulate all our finalists and contest entrants. The work we saw showed an extraordinary breadth of creativity and skill. It made our job as judges difficult, but also very rewarding.
A good book cover is a difficult thing to create. Unlike a lot of art, a cover has a specific job to do. The graphics and text have to work together to not only catch the eye, but create enough interest in someone passing by that they will stop to pick up the book. That’s a lot of work to be accomplished by a very small canvas. It is also the ultimate criteria we used when judging the entries. We looked at the art as art, but we also considered how well it would perform as a cover. If I saw this on the shelf, would I stop? Would I look again? Would I pick up the book to learn more about it?
In the end, it turned out we had a wealth of choices, and it was both a delight, and a challenge to make our final selections. Again, congratulations to all our entrants and to the finalists. It takes nerve to submit work for consideration, and I wish I was there to shake your hands and say thank you for giving me this chance to see what you’ve done. “
Cameroon Wooley
Matt Poleo
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