I like it!
I like it!
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
aaaand the last one is done.
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Nice Simon! They look delicious!! Amazing work.
so folks, last chance to make suggestions, changes, etc. Everybody happy with size, alignment, placement? Don't worry about colours, these can be your own choice (limited to what Jeff can provide of course).
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Feel free to trash these comments. Just some minor observations.
- Looking at the picture of them all side by side, it looks like all of the horizontal lines are the same width. Do you think on the thicker books, they should be made longer so they extend more of the way across the spine? I can't really visualize how that would look.
- On 'Salem's, The Shining and The Stand, the book titles extend beyond "Stephen King" above each one. Take a look at Carrie. See how "Carrie" fits within "Stephen King" above it? I realize on the thicker books that's probably why you did it this way, but for consistency, do you think for the three that extend wider, the titles should be made smaller? Or maybe if you implement #1 above, this will be a moot point.
That's it. They look great.
Valid points and I had thought about extending the lines. In the end I went with consistency. Obviously Carrie is the thinnest and is the limitation of width. I've tried to keep the book titles approximately the same font size (salems is hard 'cos the two words are completely different size, so i have used the average of the two.Originally Posted by zelig
I think if you extend the lines it looks odd as you cannot increase the font size of "Stephen King", "Double Day" and "First Edition" without everything looking mismatched.
This is what it looks like with the book name all the same width:
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Let's see what some other opinions are, but here's what I think. I feel that the smaller titles look better for all of them except The Stand. I mean, I do feel it works with the smaller title, but maybe on that one book we make an exception and extend the lines, but keep "Stephen King", "First Edition" and "Doubleday" the same. Don't extend the line under "First Edition", just the top and bottom. Here's the basic idea.
Not everybody that will order these will own 1st editions.
Here's what they all look like extended (and with bigger book name)
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
I think I would disagree with that Bruce. Would you spend money on slip-casing a non - 1st edition?
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Okay.. I prefer the smaller titles. Basically this version. But possibly with The Stand exception. Just my opinion, let's see what you and the others think.
Actually, the more I look at this last version you made, the more I like it... ugh... anyway, let's see what other feedback we receive... I think that top line on The Shining may have been throwing me off as it's a different weight than the others.
Yeah, I fixed that. I'm looking at the version you modded and I like the smaller line under "First Edition" let me do one more pass...
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
I assumed you were trying to sell these as a FULL set of Doubleday slip cases.I think I would disagree with that Bruce. Would you spend money on slip-casing a non - 1st edition?
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
? Not sure what you mean ? The idea has always been to create something that was specifically designed to house the first 5 books. (ie the 1st editions with the most value). Slipcases exist for some ('salem's and The Stand, but not the others and certainly nothing "uniform")I assumed you were trying to sell these as a FULL set of Doubleday slip cases.I think I would disagree with that Bruce. Would you spend money on slip-casing a non - 1st edition?
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
There you go. I think we have a winner...
Now get started on the NEL UK versions!
I think so too. These looks amazing
Looking for:
S/L: "Insomnia" (#117), "Firestarter", "EOTD #98"
US 1st/1st: "Night Shift"
Portfolios: "'Salem's Lot", "Cycle of Werewolf" (#192)
please help me find any #731 or #431
My full Wanted List
Get back to work on the phone app
LOL - What I really should be doing is just getting back to work!!Get back to work on the phone app
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
I agree with Bruce. I was anticipating buying all as a set, but don't have first editions of a couple right now. Not saying "first edition" should be removed, just commenting that people will buy without owning. For me it's just easier to buy them now rather than try and get an exact matching slipcase a year or two down the road.
Ditto. I still need Carrie but I'll go for the set.
Ok I understand now. Jeff sent me a set of sizes that he has for the DD books based on slipcases he has made before. (I'll post these when I'm no longer on a plane!!) members can check their books against these and determine if they need something slightly different. I don't see any issue with buying a full set that have been built to these sizes.
I think the 'First Edition' text should stay - even if you don't have one now, surely that is what you would aspire to eventually put in the case?
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
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