tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post5913399689770070764..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Dear readers: time to play Pick That CoverPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-16052238888185417542011-01-17T10:42:33.778-08:002011-01-17T10:42:33.778-08:00I like cover B. Although, you should consider redo...I like cover B. Although, you should consider redoing the picture. It's clear that he is sitting upside down, whereas if he were gripping a little harder on the chair, you might fool people for a little bit longer. <br /><br />Anyway, the second cover is definitely one that I would pick up and browse for a minute. The green stands out too. And it looks clean. <br /><br />I'm 26 and a former Youth Pastor, current Small Group Leader and discipler in my church.Jared Queuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508830376900126615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-31311021795238840852011-01-13T18:36:06.542-08:002011-01-13T18:36:06.542-08:00This comment is coming from a 20 year old with no ...This comment is coming from a 20 year old with no position in a church (though I am off to Seminary soon).<br /><br />It seems to me that cover #2 is more likely to catch my eye but I prefer cover #1. The reason #2 catches my eye is that it looks like something that would have Rob Bell's name on it (I tend to notice books on the shelf that would send me into a frustrated rant), that is it seems more "trendy". I appreciate cover #1 because it is simple and not over the top. I am much more concerned over the content within, not a "cool" or "trendy" cover.<br /><br />I hope this helps.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858924064876826540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-50387312705254972522011-01-13T10:21:44.539-08:002011-01-13T10:21:44.539-08:00Cover B. 42 - SS teacher - baptist
B catches my ...Cover B. 42 - SS teacher - baptist<br /><br />B catches my eye as more slick / sophisticated, The other cover comes across (to me) and a more new wave hip book that I might not be interested in. Just my humble opinion.Ghost Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463826436324844834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-27720907742661365702011-01-13T06:52:14.256-08:002011-01-13T06:52:14.256-08:00I think my wife would love the first one, but I pr...I think my wife would love the first one, but I prefer the second. I am a 29 year-old seminary student. I'd like your book to disprove the old publishing myth that "green covers don't sell."Steve Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150533102381922029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-54217111442805394062011-01-12T13:48:13.518-08:002011-01-12T13:48:13.518-08:00I'm 62, with no position in the church and I&#...I'm 62, with no position in the church and I'm afraid I dislike them both.<br /><br />An earlier comment got me to thinking, are you talking about tipping the World or righting it?<br /><br />Either way I would suggest that the picture should show the World being moved.<br /><br />OK, so I'm too late, I always am, I don't care.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485138043858836382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-84376562128290802072011-01-12T11:32:42.419-08:002011-01-12T11:32:42.419-08:00So overall, there are fewer votes for A, but that&...So overall, there are fewer votes for A, but that's counterbalanced by the fact that we are correct.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-85473696365121303562011-01-12T10:02:29.663-08:002011-01-12T10:02:29.663-08:00I like the first one better. The 2nd one with the...I like the first one better. The 2nd one with the kids in shades sitting in the "egg chair" seems overdone... I've seen that in TV commercials and ads for loud speakers and killer video games. So, my vote goes for the first one.eric fehrmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938356176439233750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-18535911713085953822011-01-11T17:32:45.989-08:002011-01-11T17:32:45.989-08:00Im 30 and help lead the usher team at a church pla...Im 30 and help lead the usher team at a church plant in NYC.<br /><br />Cover A is by far my preference. It simply comes down to originality, and the second looks like it has been done 10 times before on other Christian books.dsjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09959189799593234350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-65040867393508998152011-01-11T10:41:05.644-08:002011-01-11T10:41:05.644-08:00Yeah... I'm just going to go spend the rest of...Yeah... I'm just going to go spend the rest of the day figuring out how I feel about that one....DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-43316173728619688982011-01-11T10:03:13.577-08:002011-01-11T10:03:13.577-08:00Definitely cover A. It looks more like you ;)
I ju...Definitely cover A. It looks more like you ;)<br />I just turned 30, and have been very involved in youth ministry. Cover B just looks like an old person trying to do something cool, but not really fooling anyone under 30. I must say, I would also be less embarrassed to be out in public reading cover A than B, because cover B is trying too hard. B is kind of like the 40 yr. old youth pastor thinking that by wearing skinny jeans and leather jackets with lots of hair gel will fool anyone (an likeness to Mark Driscol in this description is entirely coincidental). I would rather see you portray yourself as the classy older guy you are. Be the cool old guy, not the old guy trying to be cool :)Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/18070656616946358428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-31352084891917935012011-01-10T11:22:42.471-08:002011-01-10T11:22:42.471-08:00I like the second cover, I think it conveys the me...I like the second cover, I think it conveys the meaning of the title better. I'm 34 and am a church secretary and work with the youth at our church. I'm pretty sure I could get some of the group to read it with that second cover, it's clever!ABurkholzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478942767711159358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-85082181157094011432011-01-10T00:00:09.431-08:002011-01-10T00:00:09.431-08:00Looks like you have an emergent-cy on your hands, ...Looks like you have an <i>emergent-cy</i> on your hands, Dan. <br /><br />(Sorry, just had to get it out. Can you believe you're at 228 comments??)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289347868497438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-62720188127641140722011-01-09T18:08:20.987-08:002011-01-09T18:08:20.987-08:0026 years old. Elder at my church in Brazil.
Seco...26 years old. Elder at my church in Brazil. <br /><br />Second cover!<br /><br />Cheers and good luck with the launch. <br /><br />DanielDaniel Portelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773421593795741532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-28107797700475572452011-01-09T16:53:48.546-08:002011-01-09T16:53:48.546-08:00Oh, and husband(46) is an elder and I am a Bible s...Oh, and husband(46) is an elder and I am a Bible study leader (48).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-45858155230090096782011-01-09T16:52:23.410-08:002011-01-09T16:52:23.410-08:00A professional critique from my husband and myself...A professional critique from my husband and myself, both artists with over 50 years of combined graphic design/illustration experience: <br /><br />Neither of us find either cover compelling. Both covers look like grade B magazine illustrations. <br /><br />The first cover has a slightly retro feeling, but the use of fonts and the color choices are flat and do nothing to convey the message/meaning of the book. The second cover is more contemporary, but is even more flat and seems to have (dare I say it) an almost Emergent appeal. <br /><br />We would scrap both covers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-16894724135915550492011-01-09T11:28:59.767-08:002011-01-09T11:28:59.767-08:00Cover B is growing on me. If they can de-trendify ...Cover B is growing on me. If they can de-trendify it a little, and maybe change the colour scheme. <br /><br />Anyway...looking forward to the book!Pierre Saikaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409964448078910855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-5671884597602708642011-01-09T05:04:08.640-08:002011-01-09T05:04:08.640-08:00...Oh, and I'm Pierre, I'm 38, and a somet......Oh, and I'm Pierre, I'm 38, and a sometimes adult Bible Study teacher...otherwise a wretched man Romans 7:24Pierre Saikaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409964448078910855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-36246074974275245742011-01-09T04:22:05.126-08:002011-01-09T04:22:05.126-08:00I like cover A a little more cuz it's more abs...I like cover A a little more cuz it's more abstract looking, and frankly it's colour scheme a little "christmassy". <br /><br />The other one looks too trendy "Rob Bellish". <br /><br />I think the 2nd cover will likely be more attention grabbing though.Pierre Saikaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409964448078910855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-52115077920906648262011-01-09T01:35:32.248-08:002011-01-09T01:35:32.248-08:00I'm 42. I lead a young college/career discipl...I'm 42. I lead a young college/career discipleship group and I edit messages for our church radio program.<br /><br />I choose B. It's definitely more eye-catching. I don't understand book publishing and selling, but I would think you would want your books to be eye-catching to sell at a Borders or something and the second book cover will catch someone's attention who doesn't know you to at least pick up the book and look at it.CRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912897040503058967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-79916688532765929332011-01-08T18:15:57.063-08:002011-01-08T18:15:57.063-08:00Looking at the newest comments, Dan, I wonder if y...Looking at the newest comments, Dan, I wonder if you can do Cover B in a cartoony way (a la Cover A). Just a thought. :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289347868497438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-21314942973702157892011-01-08T16:21:33.967-08:002011-01-08T16:21:33.967-08:00Late to this. I have been busy entertaining guests...Late to this. I have been busy entertaining guests (they are gone now). I like and dislike both covers. The first appeals to me because I like the artistic style, the second because of the colors and crispness. I think they both miss the mark though. I want to see something in the picture tilting to fit the title; instead, things are upside down.<br /><br />Fifty-two, elder's wife, preschool Sunday school teacher, Awana leader, etc.Becky Schellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770865501944518003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-48574730367958743442011-01-08T13:11:54.109-08:002011-01-08T13:11:54.109-08:00I am a graphic designer/photographer/yearbook teac...I am a graphic designer/photographer/yearbook teacher and I really like the first one and really dislike the second one. I prefer an illustration to a photograph on a cover - it just piques my interest more. Just a suggestion (not that you don't already have a bunch of them!) I would clean up the first one just a tad - a little heavy on the grunge. I'm all about whimsical and the second one looks a little stodgy, but maybe that's what your going for:DJoan Dabrowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001673155100301583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-47485413669377458412011-01-08T12:54:25.381-08:002011-01-08T12:54:25.381-08:00While I previously stated I could not care less ab...While I previously stated <i>I could not care less about the cover graphics</i>, I should have added that in shopping for books I typically look through the Table of Contents, skim the intro and first chapter and then make a decision.<br /><br />Note to readers everywhere: <b>NEVER </b>judge a book by its cover!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-52868463862279553192011-01-08T12:37:06.678-08:002011-01-08T12:37:06.678-08:00I don't mean to be harsh, but if I didn't ...I don't mean to be harsh, but if I didn't already know you and the quality of your writing, there is no way I'd pick-up either of these. It feels like a decision between eating raw brussel sprouts or cauliflower when I'm craving steak. I really don't like either cover because A seems like a lame attempt at going retro, and B's color scheme is unappealing. If forced to chose I'd take B. Having said that, I will be purchasing your book(s). <br /><br />Small group leader, former teacher in a Christian school; age 30.Andy Dollahitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575945592447351602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-63458814483391116742011-01-08T11:55:02.841-08:002011-01-08T11:55:02.841-08:00I think the first cover is more appealing. The sec...I think the first cover is more appealing. The second cover doesn't stand out at all. It looks like a lot of other generic books, posters, and Sunday school material that is geared towards older teens/early twenties. You know, the "radical" and "extreme" look is really present on the second one. Plus, I'm really partial to the crisp, vintage suit and hat combo on the first cover. I'm 27 with no official leadership position in my local assembly.Josh Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788938457933978591noreply@blogger.com