BOOK JACKETS AMBER PEEBLES TYPOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS ANDREA HERSTOWSKI SPRING 2013
A really good book cover has to work regardless of what it’s about.
– Chip Kidd
project brief. Three different designs for one book. Each jacket has to have a different style and concept. The following are directions that can be used to help guide design choices. NOUNS 1) Person: a character from the book 2) Place: setting 3) Thing: representative object. MEDIA 1) Image dominate/juxtaposition (photography, illustration, collage, etc.) 2) Type dominate (computer, manipulated, hand drawn, photographed, etc.) 3) Non-Computer (can not use the computer for main image/typography, etc.)
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book summary. David Sedaris’s Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000) is a New York Times best-selling collection of humorous, autobiographical essays. Sedaris has mastered the art of self-deprecating humor. The 28 essays are strung together by personal, life moments but divided into two parts. With a few exceptions, the essays focus on the early part of Sedaris’ life in the first half and the more recent years living in France for the second half. Part 1 is compiled with memories of his family and others such as teachers. An emphasis is put on the relationship with his father, which isnt always smooth. There are plenty of awkward situations, unwelcome ones, and areas where David expresses not fitting in. Part 2 consists of more memories of family and teachers but in a new place - France. And it’s shared with his longtime partner.
author info. Born in 1956, Sedaris has been making audiences fall out of their seats for years. With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames, each of which became a bestseller. There are a total of seven million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages. He was the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. Sedaris’s pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in The Best American Essays.
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Dirty Blonde - Brownish Hair Average, skinnier physique, not very muscular though Wide smile that comes out a lot (What he looks like in real life)
Hilarious Not afraid to make fun of himself Brutally Honest and Sometimes Blunt Can be seen as inappropriate Awkward around some people Comfortable with Sexuality
Relationships
Son of Mr. Sedaris Brother of Paul, Lisa, Amy and Gretchen Speech Student of Miss. Samson Music Student of Mr. Mancini Boyfriend of Hugh And many other small ones, such as childhood friends
Paul (The Rooster)
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Not only the younger brother of David in the novel, but also in real life. Appears in a story written all about him and in parts of others.
Appearance
Personality
Relationships
Dirty Blonde - Brownish Longer Hair Baggier clothes Smirk always on his face Average height and weight Scruffy facial hair
Humorous Cusses a lot Says what he feels Loves family but shows it in weird ways Likes to play mind games Very loud and boostful
Son of Mr. Sedaris Brother of David, Lisa, Amy and Gretchen
places. - Raleigh, North Carolina - New York City - Chicago, Illinois - Normandy, France - Paris, France
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Fifty-Six year old infamous David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, and comedian, author, and radio contributor who has written 8 essay collections that have all been national best-sellers.
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The twenty-eight essays are strung together by personal moments that he isn’t afraid to reveal. They divide into two parts. With a few exceptions, the essays focus on the early part of Sedaris’ life in the first half and the more recent years living in France for the second half.
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Sedaris has been described as ‘the rock star of writers’. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay “SantaLand Diaries”. He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His next five essay collections, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997), Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000), Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004), and When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008), became New York Times Best Sellers. In 2010, he released a collection of anthropomorphic stories, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary.
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David Sedaris’ non fiction novel is a New York Times best-selling collection of humorous, autobiographical essays. He has mastered the art of self-deprecating humor as each page turns. The twenty-eight essays are strung together by personal, real life moments that he isn’t afraid to reveal. They divide into two parts. With a few exceptions, the essays focus on the early part of Sedaris’ life in the first half and the more recent years living in France for the second half. Each story brings readers closer to understanding his odd but amusing life.
WARNING: THIS BOOK WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD.
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The twenty-eight essays are strung together by personal, real life moments that he isn’t afraid to reveal. They divide into two parts. With a few exceptions, the essays focus on the early part of Sedaris’ life in the first half and the more recent years living in France for the second half.
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David Sedaris’ non fiction novel is a New York Times best-selling collection of humorous, autobiographical essays. He has mastered the art of self-deprecating humor.
Fifty-Six year old infamous David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, and comedian, author, and radio contributor who has written 8 essay collections that have all been national best-sellers.
The twenty-eight essays are strung together by personal moments that he isn’t afraid to reveal. They divide into two parts. With a few exceptions, the essays focus on the early part of Sedaris’ life in the first half and the more recent years living in France for the second half.
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“Mercy, mercy! David Sedaris is dangerously funny!”
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- Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times
DAVID SEDARIS
Sedaris has been described as ‘the rock star of writers’. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay “SantaLand Diaries”. He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His next 5 essay collections, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997), Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000), Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004), and When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008), became New York Times Best Sellers. In 2010, he released a collection of anthropomorphic stories, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary.
Sedaris put together a compilation of twenty-eight essays in which he finds humor in real life, every day type of situations. The essays are divided into two sections. In the first half, the essays focus on the early part of Sedaris’ life, including many stories about his family. In the second half, readers get to see the middle aged years of Sedaris living in France with his boyfriend.
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David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor who has been nominated for a Grammy Award during his successful writing career.
Just Say Fuck It.
“One of the most shameless, acid, vaulting wits on planet Earth.”
David Sedaris’ non fiction novel is a New York Times best-selling collection of humorous, autobiographical essays. He has mastered the art of self-deprecating humor as each page turns. Each essay, whether it be in part one or in the deux, will have you wondering about his odd life, but amused and wanting to read until the last page.
David Sedaris
By 2008 his books had sold seven million copies and he is still hard at work on an up and coming book that will be just as hilarious as the last.
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Sedaris has been described as ‘the rock star of writers’. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay “SantaLand Diaries”. He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His next five essay collections, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997), Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000), Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004), and When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008), became New York Times Best Sellers. In 2010, he released a collection of anthropomorphic stories, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary.
Adam Kay, Boston Book Review
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“ HE MAKES YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD.” - Jonathan Reynolds, New York Times
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David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and a radio contributor who has been nominated for a Grammy Award during his long, successful writing career.
By 2008 his books had sold seven million copies and he is still hard at work on an up and coming series that will be just as hilarious as the last nine out.
! !! Just Say Fuck It.
Adam Kay, Boston Book Review
David R. Sedaris’ non fiction novel is a true New York Times #1 best-selling collection of humorous, autobiographical essays. He has mastered the art of self-deprecating humor as each new page turns. Each essay, whether it be in part one or in the deux, will have you wondering about his odd life, but amused and wanting to read until the very last page.
David Sedaris
“ One of the most shameless, acid, vaulting wits on planet Earth.”
ME TALK pretty ONE DAY
Mr. Sedaris has been described as ‘the rock star of writers’. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay, SantaLand Diaries. He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His next five essay collections, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997), Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000), Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004), and When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008), became New York Times Best Sellers. In 2010, he even released a funny, fresh collection of anthropomorphic stories, titled, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary.
ME TALK fucking pretty ONE DAY David Sedaris
“HE MAKES YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD.” Jonathan Reynolds, New York Times
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