15 Comments

Is this screenprinted onto actual newsprint?
Gavin
2008-04-15 11:12:01

We're not entirely sure yet – but have contacted Penguin to find out a bit more about it...
creativereview
2008-04-15 15:45:47

well if you seen the covers they had before, they clearly needed a redesign. these are better.
akrok
2008-04-15 22:49:34

the original pieces were almost certainly screenprinted onto a collage of various things (newsprint, wallpaper, LP covers, patterns that they design/print in-house, etc). it would be a little surprising if these are used for the actual book covers as opposed to just the main image, since the pieces with collage are usually sold in gallery shows, but maybe penguin liked that look better.
jake
2008-04-16 19:02:24

I wish he hadn't stuck his logo on the cover - it's distracting and a little too self serving for my taste.
corey
2008-04-17 04:44:20

my feelings exactly 'Corey'.

it's a real shame he had to smack that on in there....
Lee
2008-04-17 11:26:58

Very cool, but ditto Corey and Lee.
Ed Wright
2008-04-17 12:02:55

the shepard fairey design template™
blahhh, how much of this do we have to put up with?
peter nyc
2008-04-20 03:49:36

I dont mind the Obey logo at all.
I love the subtle texturing in them.
When ever i see his work it makes me think of Charles Burns.

Great covers
Chris Keegan
2008-04-21 14:06:57

Personally I do not find the Obey "stamp" distracting, as corey's CR comment suggested. It's subtle enough and fits with the overall design.

However, I am surprised that Penguin Books allowed for the artist to "sign off" the artwork directly on the cover, which is unusual and, I suppose, self-serving as corey pointed out.
Reality Check
2008-04-25 19:13:14

Shepard is a total sellout to be honest...using shepard is double think, Orwell would role in his grave.
POny
2008-04-26 23:03:47

I'm guessing that someone at Penguin let it through without knowing its signifance, to Nathan Barley ;)
mimeArtist
2008-04-27 10:13:12

this book cover is highly entertaining and lifts me into great excitment i wish they made more book covers like this then my life wouldnt be so sad and boring i love book cover till i die init
ethan
2008-06-09 13:45:28

I agree, Shepard is a very strange choice indeed.
andy
2008-08-15 09:09:55

I Know I'm a little late on the comment page, but I think Shepherd is the perfect choice for the book covers and if you had read the books you would come to this conclusion too.
Booth books have a dark tone as is the same with Fairey's work. Then theere's the fact that the theme of the books deal with Communism/Socialism and Fairey's art is remnant of the Russian propaganda posters and well you get the idea.

And as for selling out: what, are people who are good at what they do supposed to do? Remain poor for the Arts? Next time you go to your job or what ever you do to make money, go to the boss and say "Oh please don't pay me at all for the work I do, there's no need 'cause i don't want to be a sell-out" and let's see how far that gets you when you have to pay the rent....
Tai
2009-01-16 19:30:56

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