Love how the series is shaping up Ben! You and Elliot have a great rapport too. Ngl, Dune has never been something I've read or got into, but I would definitely put that special edition hardback on my shelf.
Thanks Linus! Finally an avenue to vent my intrusive design thoughts. I'd love love of those 70s artworks on the wall above my Dune popcorn bucket too.
We had lots of fun with making jokes about "DUNC." My original post on twitter was actually DMCA'd which also may have added to why it spread so much. Thanks for the credit. Some great commentary on the book covers!
You know, i am a bit of a basic Joe But star wars and lord of the rings are some easy pics. Full of history and crazy artistic choises. But any relatively old franchise (or even publications) would be interesting anyway. It's going to be great ^^ !
@@BenMarriottLord of the Rings and James Bond immediately come to mind! I also think it’d be fun to take a look at album art design across a band/artist’s discography!
2:09 I loved that you called it the “Ten Commandments” font, this one I recognize all the time and it’s actually near and dear to my heart... a little backstory: I worked as the designer at a custom engraving/trophy shop and I can attest to the Flareserif being a very bold, classical looking choice (and surprisingly versatile) it was one I sort of “inherited” from old jobs/returning customers and at first I tried to go with a more modern option and really pushed against using it (I thought it looked dated initially) but after awhile, in its own right, wore on me until became my one of my “go-tos” when a customer wanted a title plate (but didn’t know what typeface they wanted) Needless to say... it’s on a lot of trophies floating around out there (you’ll probably notice it a ton now! That’s how it seems to go in the world of design! Lol)
I love the brazilian book covers, illustrated by Pedro Inoue. The art style reminds me of paintings with an epic tone, setting the mood and teasing a specific scene.
So fun! i would love to see a video reviewing more of the international covers-- without exposing myself i work with the dune covers and we have some really cool ones. one of my favorites is the Indonesian edition (which splits the first books into 2, and both are so cool), as well as the Polish editions with covers by Wojciech Siudmak
Honestly I absolutely love the 2021 movie tie-in cover on the left. It seems you guys aren't the biggest fans of minimalist designs but I just think the dune forming almost an eclipse, or black hole is just gorgeous. I believe it was also used for the soundtrack, but I wish it was the main movie poster because it looks miles better than the main one.
I personally really like the 50th anniversary designs, and the others. I have the first three on my shelf (currently reading the 2nd) and they look really cool stacked together. I like how each of them has their own unique colour palette to distinguish them.
You miss the point with the first Dune cinema poster: The blue is a symbol of the Atreides coming to Arrakis. The Part 2 poster reveals Arrakis and the desert power.
Hard to believe there was no mention of the Gerry Grace book covers. I think they were on paperbacks in the 1980s. It looks like the third book in the line-up of four you show for 90s releases (at 20:09) uses a bit of the Gerry Grace art. They had huge title text in metallic print, and the front and back artwork of the set all lined up into a single piece. These were the editions that I used to see in every bookshop as a kid, and got me interested in reading the book.
I'm so glad you looked at the hardback copy. That is the one I own, and I think it looks even better in person. The execution of the repeated rotated shape for all four letters works so much better in my opinion than the movie version.
Omg I can't believe you guys picked the old soviet Bulgarian one :D. Was one of my dads favourite at home. FYI the spiral text is the logo of the publishers, promptly named "Library Galaxy".
the floating heads style of poster is a contractual requirement by agents and actors in order to hire them onto a production rather than a conscious design choice
Ok, I was so hyped for this video as I am hyped for Dune. And yes it was everything I wanted, the crossover of the year! Great job guys I started my day with a smile and filled with insight! You really spiced my coffee up lovely weirdos!
9:00 the 2010s was a period where every poster was legally required to contrast a blue bit with an orange bit in order to satisfy the TH-cam algori... I mean the film studios marketing departments
Not sure if anyone spot this, but the Japanese posters at around 6:30 mark was created by the legendary Ikegami Ryoichi, the creator of the manga “Crying Freeman”.
Two of my favorite Aussies in one video? I like and subscribe. Plus now I know the two main ingredients to gaining a massive social media following are (a) be Austrailian, and (b) change how I pronounce the word Dune.
I'm split on the square grid on the book cover though I was hoping you'd cover this after talking about the newest movie DUNCs... I agree it works better here - I think removing one of the inner lines to define the middle horizontal in E would weaken it. One of those intentional choices!
Yeah, having the exact same shape without interference really makes it work so well . I guess it's mixing upper and lower case, but that bothers' me much less than the satification of the repetition.
I went scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else mentioned that edition. As much as the new movies have overwritten the way I imagine the book, those portraits were how I saw the characters. They are perfection.
I'm curious what you would think of Polish versions of Diune books. Personally those are my favourite, they ideally match the story in my opinion. And of course, amazing art of Wojciech Siudmak, Polish famous artist who made covers of P. K. Dick's books too. I had so much fun watching this video, you surprised me with the topic! Do you plan more videos like that with Elliott? I would watch every of them!
The blue in the first newer poster is more of a reference to Caladan. The grading during the first bit of the film shows Caladan as a similar atmosphere if I remember correctly. It feels like it fits better for the first film. I don’t think it would fit Part 2 well though.
6:55 ... Feyd Rautha, "I fart in your face!" When it came to the book covers and John Schoenherr's iconic dust jacket painting was shown I was "you a$$holes better not $hit on John Schoenherr!!" And you didn't, thank you! The Analog magazine serialization illustrations, the hardcover and paperback covers he did was what crystalized for me what Dune was all about! I read them in the '60's as a kid and he set the bar very very high!!
Mostly agree on all these takes. I had no idea the Dune design catalog was that deep and interesting. Some utterly fascinating design choices over the years.
love that you look at how movie posters per country back then had a lot of their own cultures influence how the film was represented. Wish it was still like that nowadays.
I love everything you guys said , so interesting to hear what you guys have to say about this. One thing I’ll add for the very start, the Dune 2021 logo, as well as Dune: Part 2’s logo, you said have that ‘planet’ because it was a necessity so it doesn’t say ‘Dunc’. Which is true, the logo absolutely should have the correct spelling. But when you think about the fact that ‘planet’ is Arrakis, A.K.A Dune, then it actually fits even better. Especially when you know the story of the first Dune books, where the story is almost entirely centred around this one planet, being Dune. So as someone who is a diehard fan of Dune, movies and books, it fits perfectly. Literally perfectly.
I agree the Dune Pt.1 post feels cold, but I took it as they were going for a "progression through the series look" so this movie has more color elements from Paul's home world with all the water, and pt.2 would contrast that with being all orange and yellow ( I think that would be a great way for convenience so your not always reaching for the wrong one on the self or surfing through streaming services because they each have a distinct look) - great vid btw, great commentary
Really enjoyed this, although I gotta disagree on the 50th anniversary cover. When I saw that edition at my local library, I knew Immediately I had to read it. And I did! And loved it!
i think the blue background is related to their transition from their home planet to arrakis, that i think is why theres no harkonnen nor other enemies in the poster
I think the first poster is blue because they don;t start on arrakis they start on the Atredis home planet which is a water planet. Also the alternative poster being spacey in the moth of the worm is so smart because the worms how you travel space. Loved this video! Now i want a book cover inspired by the pain box.
the important thing is not design level, those designers reach out to work with those companies somehow and this is the success. "work smarter not harder"
I see lots of praise for this "collaboration." what I don't see is actual depth to your respective design knowledge. Superficial analysis at best. TH-cam has diluted the talent pool drastically, My salary (sans equity compensation - millions ) is 250k a year, but you both probably make more than I do. I can run circles around the both of you in writing, design, and traditional art. Easily. Any style, any theme. Any day, I weep for the future. 90% of youtube "content creators" wouldn't last a month as anything higher than a mid-level art director at any reputable studio.
When Elliot said " I was born in 2012..." My brain stopped working for a sec before realising the joke
Same
me to🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Same here LOL
Same here ;)
That's why I paused and started looking at comments.
Please continue this series on reacting to design. its so fun to watch.
Love how the series is shaping up Ben! You and Elliot have a great rapport too. Ngl, Dune has never been something I've read or got into, but I would definitely put that special edition hardback on my shelf.
Thanks Linus! Finally an avenue to vent my intrusive design thoughts. I'd love love of those 70s artworks on the wall above my Dune popcorn bucket too.
Can’t believe you collabed with Timothee Chalamet!
HAHAHAHAHAH 😂😂😂😂
Love you Elliot !! ❤
well well... elliot.
hey Elliot
the way the teeth of the sandworm in the imax alternate form a blue eye... chefs kiss
HOLY SHIT
I was gonna mention it too
It looks great!
They didn't notice it apparently 😂
We had lots of fun with making jokes about "DUNC." My original post on twitter was actually DMCA'd which also may have added to why it spread so much. Thanks for the credit. Some great commentary on the book covers!
what did your post have? you made the dunc logo?
@@euclois I recreated the logo from an image of a WB presentation (I think) which was then taken down. You can see it at 1:07
That's a dope concept for a video honestly. Well done .
Would not mind more content in that vein with other franchises ^^ !
Thanks so much! I'd love to do that. What else would you like to see?
You know, i am a bit of a basic Joe
But star wars and lord of the rings are some easy pics. Full of history and crazy artistic choises.
But any relatively old franchise (or even publications) would be interesting anyway.
It's going to be great ^^ !
@@BenMarriottLord of the Rings and James Bond immediately come to mind! I also think it’d be fun to take a look at album art design across a band/artist’s discography!
Books covers are such a cool topic in design. Hope to see more of this types of videos, theres many more to cover!
The crossover is crossovering
Elliot took the thought out of my brain when saying the 80s Dune text looks to tall 2:52 couldn’t agree more
2:09 I loved that you called it the “Ten Commandments” font, this one I recognize all the time and it’s actually near and dear to my heart... a little backstory: I worked as the designer at a custom engraving/trophy shop and I can attest to the Flareserif being a very bold, classical looking choice (and surprisingly versatile) it was one I sort of “inherited” from old jobs/returning customers and at first I tried to go with a more modern option and really pushed against using it (I thought it looked dated initially) but after awhile, in its own right, wore on me until became my one of my “go-tos” when a customer wanted a title plate (but didn’t know what typeface they wanted) Needless to say... it’s on a lot of trophies floating around out there (you’ll probably notice it a ton now! That’s how it seems to go in the world of design! Lol)
This font also heavily reminds me of The Lord of the Rings and cheap Slot Machine Gambling. idk
This video was so entertaining haha, love this collab so much
My two favorite creators of all time together? can't believe this
I love the brazilian book covers, illustrated by Pedro Inoue. The art style reminds me of paintings with an epic tone, setting the mood and teasing a specific scene.
I was going to mention this version! It is actually illustrated by Marc Simonetti, it's my favourite version.
@@thenot-so-smartfox4145 Thanks for correcting me! Simonetti rules.
This was great! I love seeing pulpy edition covers getting discussed.
I could watch this series all day. Perfect mix of entertainment and technical discussion. Lovely work on the video as well. All around excellent 👏
So fun! i would love to see a video reviewing more of the international covers-- without exposing myself i work with the dune covers and we have some really cool ones. one of my favorites is the Indonesian edition (which splits the first books into 2, and both are so cool), as well as the Polish editions with covers by Wojciech Siudmak
changing the DUNC to DUNE is bad actually they are cowards for not standing by the vision
said the first year design student..
@@gedofgont ???
This series has so so so much potential !!
As a Bulgarian, i was surprised to see that old cover at the end. Man, we had some weird book covers in the 90s here.
i'll never be able to enjoy a floating head poster but the newest Dune one is as good a go as you can have
Editor really had fun with this one with his gimmicks, I see you 😂😂
Honestly I absolutely love the 2021 movie tie-in cover on the left. It seems you guys aren't the biggest fans of minimalist designs but I just think the dune forming almost an eclipse, or black hole is just gorgeous. I believe it was also used for the soundtrack, but I wish it was the main movie poster because it looks miles better than the main one.
I personally really like the 50th anniversary designs, and the others. I have the first three on my shelf (currently reading the 2nd) and they look really cool stacked together. I like how each of them has their own unique colour palette to distinguish them.
You miss the point with the first Dune cinema poster: The blue is a symbol of the Atreides coming to Arrakis. The Part 2 poster reveals Arrakis and the desert power.
THE BEST COLLAB OMG I HADN'T EVEN GOTTEN STARTED BUT I AM SO EXCITED
all of my expectations were met I loved this video thank you for this
Jokes on you Elliot, my copy is the one with the explosion. It did take a few years to finish it… in private…
Hard to believe there was no mention of the Gerry Grace book covers. I think they were on paperbacks in the 1980s. It looks like the third book in the line-up of four you show for 90s releases (at 20:09) uses a bit of the Gerry Grace art. They had huge title text in metallic print, and the front and back artwork of the set all lined up into a single piece. These were the editions that I used to see in every bookshop as a kid, and got me interested in reading the book.
I'm so glad you looked at the hardback copy. That is the one I own, and I think it looks even better in person. The execution of the repeated rotated shape for all four letters works so much better in my opinion than the movie version.
Omg I can't believe you guys picked the old soviet Bulgarian one :D. Was one of my dads favourite at home. FYI the spiral text is the logo of the publishers, promptly named "Library Galaxy".
I've been a watching TH-cam since the beginning.
If this is the future of content, one word.....
finally 😭
The kindest comment! Thank you
the floating heads style of poster is a contractual requirement by agents and actors in order to hire them onto a production rather than a conscious design choice
Ok, I was so hyped for this video as I am hyped for Dune. And yes it was everything I wanted, the crossover of the year! Great job guys I started my day with a smile and filled with insight! You really spiced my coffee up lovely weirdos!
9:00 the 2010s was a period where every poster was legally required to contrast a blue bit with an orange bit in order to satisfy the TH-cam algori... I mean the film studios marketing departments
Great idea for a series! Finally someone talking about design and not tutorials and how to make money.
The alternate 2021 poster is the perfect depiction of the tie between the worms, spice, space travel and the Kwisatz Haderach. Genius design.
you guys should check out jodorowsky's dune! its illustrated by iconic artist like moebius and hr giger (guy that makes alien)
The brazilian book covers are absolutely amazing😭
First I’ve seen of these videos. My two fav things design & dune lol. Please make more of these videos❤
Not sure if anyone spot this, but the Japanese posters at around 6:30 mark was created by the legendary Ikegami Ryoichi, the creator of the manga “Crying Freeman”.
As a Dune fan, and a Dunc literally named after Duncan Idaho, I love the new logo 😊
Two of my favorite Aussies in one video? I like and subscribe. Plus now I know the two main ingredients to gaining a massive social media following are (a) be Austrailian, and (b) change how I pronounce the word Dune.
need more designer dissect
I'm split on the square grid on the book cover though I was hoping you'd cover this after talking about the newest movie DUNCs... I agree it works better here - I think removing one of the inner lines to define the middle horizontal in E would weaken it. One of those intentional choices!
Yeah, having the exact same shape without interference really makes it work so well . I guess it's mixing upper and lower case, but that bothers' me much less than the satification of the repetition.
I can highly recommend the folio edition of the book. From the colors and font, to the illustrations, to the texture of the cover, it's all perfect.
I went scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else mentioned that edition. As much as the new movies have overwritten the way I imagine the book, those portraits were how I saw the characters. They are perfection.
The collaboration I didn't know I needed!
loved this collab!
Best crossover ever!
This should have many more views
This is awesome! You guys should do a series reacting to design!
My fav is the one with the dune from above with the black D shape on the left and the tiny figure bottom right, it's an imax one for the first dune
Cool collab!
I'm curious what you would think of Polish versions of Diune books. Personally those are my favourite, they ideally match the story in my opinion. And of course, amazing art of Wojciech Siudmak, Polish famous artist who made covers of P. K. Dick's books too.
I had so much fun watching this video, you surprised me with the topic! Do you plan more videos like that with Elliott? I would watch every of them!
The blue in the first newer poster is more of a reference to Caladan. The grading during the first bit of the film shows Caladan as a similar atmosphere if I remember correctly. It feels like it fits better for the first film. I don’t think it would fit Part 2 well though.
6:55 ... Feyd Rautha, "I fart in your face!"
When it came to the book covers and John Schoenherr's iconic dust jacket painting was shown I was "you a$$holes better not $hit on John Schoenherr!!" And you didn't, thank you! The Analog magazine serialization illustrations, the hardcover and paperback covers he did was what crystalized for me what Dune was all about! I read them in the '60's as a kid and he set the bar very very high!!
I can't believe the tagline for Dune Part Two isn't "It middles"
My favorite book cover design is the brazilian editions by the publisher Alelph, excellent artwork + typography
Mostly agree on all these takes. I had no idea the Dune design catalog was that deep and interesting. Some utterly fascinating design choices over the years.
love that you look at how movie posters per country back then had a lot of their own cultures influence how the film was represented. Wish it was still like that nowadays.
Yeah like how Africa has yet to discovered linear perspective
I love everything you guys said , so interesting to hear what you guys have to say about this. One thing I’ll add for the very start, the Dune 2021 logo, as well as Dune: Part 2’s logo, you said have that ‘planet’ because it was a necessity so it doesn’t say ‘Dunc’. Which is true, the logo absolutely should have the correct spelling. But when you think about the fact that ‘planet’ is Arrakis, A.K.A Dune, then it actually fits even better. Especially when you know the story of the first Dune books, where the story is almost entirely centred around this one planet, being Dune. So as someone who is a diehard fan of Dune, movies and books, it fits perfectly. Literally perfectly.
The Folio Society hard cover version is really nicely done.
I photobashed a Dune cover on TikTok and I attracted the Dune-heads telling me it wasn’t Dune enough. I should have designed without rhythm
I would gladly listen to this as a podcast (yes, despite not being able to see what you're talking about)
These boys still have a lot to learn. Starting with the correct pronunciation of Villeneuve
Oh no you guys forgot about the 2000s miniseries dvd cover art!
the duna (icelandic translation of dune) cover is by far my favourite
I agree the Dune Pt.1 post feels cold, but I took it as they were going for a "progression through the series look" so this movie has more color elements from Paul's home world with all the water, and pt.2 would contrast that with being all orange and yellow ( I think that would be a great way for convenience so your not always reaching for the wrong one on the self or surfing through streaming services because they each have a distinct look) - great vid btw, great commentary
You guys need to look at Wojciech Siudmak's art for Dune books. Even Denis himself praised Siudmak's work a lot!
You should check out the Folio Society edition of Dune! So many great book covers all around though.
Can't believe you guys didn't look at the Barnes and Noble collectors edition cover! It's my favorite!
You guys nailed it here! Thought I knew my Dune art direction but apparently not 😅! Cheers
I really wanted to see what you two would say about the brazilian pocket edition cover made by María Medem. I love these so much.
Best collab ever!!!!
ELLIOT AND BEN COLLAB THIS IS MY MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS
This is the greatest crossover in history 😂
Wolverine vs Photoshop
Really enjoyed this, although I gotta disagree on the 50th anniversary cover. When I saw that edition at my local library, I knew Immediately I had to read it. And I did! And loved it!
Oh no, I was waiting for the latest Deluxe edition. They have stunning covers for the first 3 books
i think the blue background is related to their transition from their home planet to arrakis, that i think is why theres no harkonnen nor other enemies in the poster
Man i freaking love Elliot
I think the first poster is blue because they don;t start on arrakis they start on the Atredis home planet which is a water planet. Also the alternative poster being spacey in the moth of the worm is so smart because the worms how you travel space. Loved this video! Now i want a book cover inspired by the pain box.
Love these videos!!
Please take a look at all the asimov covers they go so hard sometimes for no reason!
the important thing is not design level, those designers reach out to work with those companies somehow and this is the success. "work smarter not harder"
Where’s the teaser IMAX poster for part 1? That’s like the best one
How did you not include Wojciech Siudmak covers. Incredible painter and his surreal takes are imho the best Dune covers.
"Like medically I want worm" is diabolical!
I was curious to see what you guys thought of the Marc Simonetti & Pedro Inoue brazillian versions, personally I think they're amazing!
The only two design youtbers i watch. omg
You should take a look at the brazillian covers from Aleph's collection! Personally love them and I know i'm not alone
I see lots of praise for this "collaboration." what I don't see is actual depth to your respective design knowledge. Superficial analysis at best. TH-cam has diluted the talent pool drastically, My salary (sans equity compensation - millions ) is 250k a year, but you both probably make more than I do. I can run circles around the both of you in writing, design, and traditional art. Easily. Any style, any theme. Any day, I weep for the future. 90% of youtube "content creators" wouldn't last a month as anything higher than a mid-level art director at any reputable studio.
Damn, I would have loved to see your reaction to the design of the german book version (by Heyne). I love the minimal yet illustrated style.
I love elliot so much i clicked so so fast
I wish you would cover Jodorowsky's Dune too!
Ah yes, best designers
Best watcher! Thanks pal
Deam we want more of these
I read the SF Masterworks edition of Dune and I thought the cover of it was pretty cool.
The Hungarian cover versions of the books by GABO Publishing Group are definitely top contenders.
This was great!
You missed the Dune SF Masterworks release which I find to be the best looking out of the bookcovers
love this serie