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A Taxonomy of Barnacles

 
 
 
 

Client:   Picador / St. Martin's Press

Added:   July 26, 2007

Updated:   January 25, 2011

Views: 2261

Discipline:   Book Cover Design

Tags:   bird, book cover, illustration, portrait

A Taxonomy of Barnacles

Description:

by Galt Niederhoffer

Illustration of finch bird by Pete Garceau

Illustration of sisters by Pierre Mornet // Marlena Agency 



A Taxonomy of Barnacles is a modern Victorian comedy of manners  — a wealthy, eccentric patriarch declares that his six daughters must compete for his fortune — and a study in social Darwinism — whoever can best carry on the Barnacle name gets the Barnacle fortune. Much of the book is devoted to the amorous to­ings and fro­ings of the two eldest Barnacle sisters and the cute Finch twins next door. It’s Balthus girls meets Charles Darwin meets The Royal Tenenbaums.


PAGE 2: Full Cover

PAGE 3: Original painting

A New York Times interview with the author and her family that was the inspiration for the book

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Jason Gabbert

Jason Gabbert said on January 08, 2008

I have always loved the multiple layers presented on this cover. The type is elegant and the imagery emotive. The visuals on this cover contrasted with the book's story cause me to instantly think of a humor similar to that of "The Royal Tenenbaums", which seems very appropriate.
 
 
Nate Hanson

Nate Hanson said on May 16, 2008

I remember first seeing this cover on the AIGA website... very cool.
 
 

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