I don't like the cover at all. To me it screams, Bold, Strong, Tough, In Your Face. Intelligence however is sophisticated, subtle and bold without being completely obvious. That to me portrays true intelligence, letting you know it's intelligent without having to scream "hey look at me".
I didn't know the publisher was in charge of picking the book cover though. That's a good thing to know if I ever write a book, that would be part of my deal, I design or choose the designer for the cover. I hate to say this, but many people do choose books by their cover, I certainly have and would never buy a book with that ugly of a design. I make the immediate judgment that it is a flat, narrow thinking inside the book, which is what the cover conveys.
I however, fortunately know differently because I've read all of Steve's articles and know he is design handicapped (sorry Steve). I wouldn't buy it if I had never heard of Steve's writing before though. |