tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006984901919945992.post8133244318281308520..comments2012-10-18T06:38:41.212+02:00Comments on Xamantha Light: Dutch DelightXamanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407465990175114134noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006984901919945992.post-65050742208224829762010-03-15T00:34:38.779+01:002010-03-15T00:34:38.779+01:00Ah, but I happen to love analyzing designs! :)
I k...Ah, but I happen to love analyzing designs! :)<br />I know what you mean, if I had to design a running book, it would have ran the other way indeed. I don't know if I would place the legs otherwise though: this way the spine is more like a face or something. <br />If the book was running the other way, it would have suggested more movement, now it's a bit like it has to battle against the wind. Haha, but maybe that's drawn just the right way, the fight of old-fashioned paper books in a digital time :)<br /><br /><br />The running book is called BallyCumber and it's been BookCrossing's mascot since the start. If you go to http://www.bookcrossing.com/faqs and click question 2, there's an explanation.<br /><br />A fellow Dutch BookCrosser adjusted the design (added clogs) a few years ago, when we heard the international meeting would take place in Amsterdam this year. She's a painter, makes things like these: http://www.klabru.nl/zakelijk/fotoalbum/fotoalbum8.html<br />(isn't that awesome, someone who does everything by hand, with a brush, in times like these?)<br /><br />So the clogs aren't my design either ;) I borrowed the adjusted logo because it's used for everything around the convention and I don't want to change a thing about it!Xamanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407465990175114134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006984901919945992.post-83600815789969832162010-03-14T23:50:50.215+01:002010-03-14T23:50:50.215+01:00Love those klompen on the book's feet!
But I ...Love those klompen on the book's feet!<br /><br />But I was thinking, the book in my mind is facing the "wrong" way, don't you think? Running to the left feels like going "backwards" and having the back/spine to that direction feels closed too...in my mind it would be positive if the legs were facing to the right (more running towards something/to the open side of the book). Or maybe it's just me...maybe I'm over analyzing...annehttp://www.majakari.senoreply@blogger.com