Monday, 17 May 2010

Shade: UK or US?

I discovered the new UK cover for Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready today via the S&S website and felt like I had to post about it. Cover posts aren't common for me but I think S&S UK did a fantastic job with this cover!





















US/UK
I think I prefer the UK cover. At first glance, I wasn't sure because I thought the smoke covered and blurred everything else like the picture of the girl. But when I compare the two, I prefer the UK. I think I prefer the font and it just looks more proffesional (but the girl does look a little photoshopped). The arm jutting out on the US one looks awkward and it doesn't really mean anything. Whereas on the UK cover, it seems more mystical and you can actually see the whole girl. What do you think?

15 comments:

Leanna Elle said...

I prefer the US cover. I just love the purple! I'll probably end up buying the UK version though as it'll be a lot cheaper for me that way! :)

Amber Kirk-Ford said...

To be honest I like the US cover best, but I see what you mean about the arm. :O)

Great post!

YA Book Queen said...

I actually love the US cover more, because the UK one seems too busy, too many colors. It's hard to focus on one thing.

Ray said...

Hmm Well I do love the purple of the US cover but the whole blurry smoky effect on the UK one is really pretty - can't they just do a mash-up of both covers?

So Many Books, So Little Time said...

I really don't like the UK one, actually. And PC Cast is written bigger than Jeri Smith-Ready which is annoying.

Anonymous said...

I like the US one better. And I agree the quote from PC Cast is waaay to big on the UK one.

Sara said...

I like the US cover better too. I don't even know exactly why, I've just always been a fan :D

The Sweet Bonjour said...

Oh yes, I realise about the P.C Cast thing. That really annoys me and makes me like the cover less. Oh, I'm not sure now, I think I like them both the same actually....gosh, I'm so fickle :)

Christina T said...

Both covers are really nice but I prefer the US cover even with the weird arm thing. I like the swirls of color on the UK cover but I'm not a fan of the font or text color.

Jenny N. said...

I like the US cover better, maybe because I've seen it around so much. The awkard with just the arm but I like the darker color and the ribbon.

-Ria xo said...

I think I probably like the US cover more- the ribbon makes it look great. I love how the simplicity makes it look mysterious. This is a great segment!

Unknown said...

UK! I love the colours.

Natalie said...

Ooo...I'm US hands down on this one! I love the colors!

Anonymous said...

Haha, I am SO slow. I never realized that the picture on the US cover of Shade is an arm! LOL oh man, I don't know if I should have admitted that.

Michelle Fluttering Butterflies said...

I like the US one. I prefer the colours and the font.