Design in the Library

Design really can touch every element of your life. When at the library I noticed that every book tells a story based on its cover design. Of course, everyone has heard the old adage “don't judge a book by its cover”, but it is no secret that everyone does. This is due to the design of the cover page. Once again, my little-girl-idea that design=fashion=clothing failed me; and I could not have been happier to make another design discovery, or rather, realization.

For instance, I'm here looking at a book for my sociology class, and due to the design of its cover I can generally categorize it as a informational book or textbook.
This is an immensely helpful design because imagine my dismay if I was to search the library for a fantasy novel with adventures and romances, and every book looked like my sociology book. It would not be as easy to tell which book I want. I might be stuck desperately searching for a wonderful romantic story between this sociologist and that one. Oh, calamity!

Even the design of a book cover in the genre you prefer can help you decide between this novel and that. I'll be the first to say that when searching for a good read I'll pick a novel with a man and woman kissing on the cover over one with a man is a space suit and a gun. If a cover is creatively layed out, instead of just a beautiful image it includes a great picture, an interestingly placed title and different elements on a cover, this design will pull me in.