Title: Poorly designed
Product review: The Da Vinci Code is a fascinating book, but the illustrated edition is a bit of a travesty. Black text, white paper, Roman serif font, justified text: this edition does not evoke the imaginative world of Dan Brown. It is essentially the same as the black and white edition, with a few color pictures added here and there.A far more satisfying illustrated edition would have evoked the manuscripts of the era of which Brown writes. The illustrations and designs could have invited us into Brown's mind and touched us emotionally.The mere fact that the publisher produced an illustrated edition is part of a growing body of evidence that the public wants beautifully designed books. The current number one best selling book is America: the Book, printed in full color, and the number one Bible of 2003, Revolve, was also printed in full color.Valerie Kirschenbaumauthor of Goodbye Gutenberg: How a Bronx Teacher Defied 500 Years of Tradition and Launched an Astonishing Renaissance
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