Commercial Art Tries To Make You Buy

I Think Too Many Comic Book Covers Are Way Too Busy, Crammed With Far Too Much Information, Both Visual And Verbal, That Just Becomes A Dull Noise.

Design Is, Literally, Purposeful Planning. Graphic Design, Then, Is The Form Those Plans Will Take.

A Book Cover Is A Distillation. It Is A Haiku Of The Story.

Kiddies, Graphic Design, If You Wield It Effectively, Is Power. Power To Transmit Ideas That Change Everything. Power That Can Destroy An Entire Race Or Save A Nation From Despair. In This Century, Germany Chose To Do The Former With The Swastika, And America Opted For The Latter With Mickey Mouse And Superman.

Much Is To Be Gained By Ebooks: Ease, Convenience, Portability. But Something Is Definitely Lost: Tradition, A Sensual Experience, The Comfort Of Thingy-ness - A Little Bit Of Humanity.