September 21, 2012
by Dan
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The Casual Optimist turned 4 years old at the end of last week. While not exactly a historic achievement, the blog has lasted the length of a presidency and exactly 3 years, 11 months longer than I thought it would. … Continue reading
December 7, 2011
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At the end of last year, Joseph Sullivan, curator of the late lamented The Book Design Review, asked me to write about my favourite covers of 2010. I’d always stayed away from such posts in the past because it was Joseph’s … Continue reading
August 2, 2011
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Just too good not to share, here’s an unused comp for Humiliation by Wayne Koestenbaum designed by Henry Sene Yee for Picador’s Big Ideas // Small Books series. The photograph is by Jon Shireman. You can see the final cover and … Continue reading
July 18, 2011
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Columbine and A Wall in Palestine: cover designs by Henry Sene Yee Henry Sene Yee is a designer and art director at Picador USA. The very of his best work (and all of it is good) — his cover designs … Continue reading
March 23, 2011
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Picador have just posted all their Spring 2011 covers to Facebook. There’s some lovely work. Here are a few favourites: The Fever: Cover design by LeeAnn Falciani Watching the World Change: Cover design by Henry Sene Yee • Cover photograph … Continue reading