Episode 105: Iconic Book Covers for Jurassic Park and The Great Gatsby
Today we’re going all literary, getting in touch with our bookish sides. We’re not being antisocial, but we’ve brought a couple of books to the bar. And in spite of that phrase we all hear so often, we're gonna judge two books, Jurassic Park and The Great Gatsby, by their covers.
So order up a couple of Tequila Mockingbirds. We’ve brought our library cards (and Todd’s credit card) with us to the bar.
E X T R A S :
(Top to bottom): The front and back covers for Jurassic Park, the movie logo based on the book design, portrait of cover designer Chip Kidd, Kidd posing with the original cover illustration artwork
(Top to bottom): The original cover design for The Great Gatsby, Celestial Eyes by Francis Cugat, Cugat (right) with his older brother Xavier
Other cover design contenders that didn’t make the cut (Invisible Man, Between the World and Me, When You Are Engulfed in Flames)
Jurassic Park
Book history (Wikipedia)
The Great Gatsby
Book history (Wikipedia)
Additional Links
Chip Kidd biography (I Need a Book Cover)
“Penn State Archives Aquire Chip Kidd Archives” (Penn State Library News article)
“A Short History of Book Cover Design” (Graphéine article)
“The 25 Most Iconic Book Covers in History” (LitHub article)