Those who know me know that I enjoy walking. I sometimes walk for stress relief, sometimes for a bit of exercise and sometimes because it helps me think. As a form of transportation, man has yet to improve upon it.
In ancient Rome, walking was a marker of culture and status. And there were apparently “correct” ways to walk.
Catching sight of his daughter walking too quickly, and her husband walking too “softly” (mollius), Cicero is said to have quipped to his daughter “Walk like your husband”, and to his son-in-law “Walk like your wife”. It’s still not a great laugh maybe, but we can begin to get the point.
John Carter—a sci-fi action flick with the Disney logo atop—is now on the big screen. I’ve not seen it, but from the ads I believe it’s safe to assume the movie is chock-full of loud crashes and dizzying special effects. The movie, if you didn’t know, is based upon a character that appeared in several Edgar Rice Burroughs novels.
What you may not know is that Ward Kimball animated elements from the Carter novels way back in 1957.
Although it’s a great exercise, many “fan designs” fall short of the mark, functioning merely as beautiful images without being true to the content of the message. This goes for fan-designed movie posters as well as book covers.
This is a different story. This jacket doesn’t simply illustrate an image from the book. This jacket manages to be modern, beautiful and it still convey the attitude of the book.
