Comments on: Judge a Book by Its Cover

By: Tia Moore

Tia Moore — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:08:02 +0000

Brilliant book read it in about 2-3 wks. definetly would recommend this one catch ya lata

By: Kieran

Kieran — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:02:25 +0000

Thanks so much, Angie!

Happy ice cream making in Bavaria.

By: angie

angie — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:57:42 +0000

Dear Sean&Kieran,
First of all, thanks for sharing your receipes online – that’s how I actually came across your blog and it’s also the reason why I ordered your book today from Ireland.

Got so inspired by the photographs on your Icecream Blog receipe page…and when I saw your book cover above, I knew I wanted to hold this book in my hands for 2 reasons: to make finally more use of my icecream machine and to complete my book collection.

As for the cover itself:
Heavenly icy-blue with a pinch of tempting red + clean white print & a scoop of THE ESSENCE….this combination suggest subconsciously “Sweet tempting heaven on earth”. It’s simply eyecatching hot n’ makes sure, you know what it is all about: SWEET.
Wouldn’t change a thing!
Cheers from Bavaria,
Angie

By: Monika Rumpf

Monika Rumpf — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:59:24 +0000

Lovely cover, but the font they use for the word “sweet” is… just… not right. Stick two fonts, don’t use more. Only one scoop of icecream? More, pls. Can’t wait to buy it, though.

By: Grainne

Grainne — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:45:56 +0000

Hi Kieran, congratulations on getting the book published. Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy. About the book cover I was looking back through your previous entries on the blog and found this earlier mock up which I thought was better..http://icecreamireland.com/2007/12/04/manuscript-away/
It certainly would catch my eye a bit more, but then the book is not just about ice cream is it?

By: ladyA

ladyA — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:00:08 +0000

Congratulations on getting this far with your book. I study design and photography in college and am in the process of creating a foodie book myself for my final year project. To be honest don’t think this image is tantalising enough. When I look at your blog I often feel hungry when looking at the images but this one just doesn’t get my tastebuds going at all. I think the image should be more seductive and should take on a larger proportion of the cover! Think this design looks a bit dated to be honest. Anyway, hope you can come up with something that reflects the high quality of you goods and seductiveness of your recipes! Goodluck!

By: Trollgirl

Trollgirl — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:17:42 +0000

I like almost everything else here except the font of the Murphy’s. Other than that, I think it catches the eye, is pure and elegant yet tasty. I am from Scandinavia (and looking forward to be able to buy the book online) so maybe that’s the reason I’m not fond of having more pictures of the landscape etc. I think you can tell your story within the book but here it’s all about the delicious ice cream. Sweet can be red, but maybe without the inlaid picture of strawberries. The scoop could be in a cone instead of this not so appealing glass bowl.

I haven’t seen the previous pictures but I agree that the cover should be ‘you’. I hope you can find a solution that you can identify with.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:36:24 +0000

I’m not sure I love it. Like others have said the sweet needs to be tweaked, but I also think the blue isn’t really working. I agree with some of the others that have said the pictures in your banner are a far better representation. I’m also one of the ones you liked your own mock up better