I’d Rather Be In Fiji
January 7, 2011 at 1:55 pm Carole Otypka 6 comments
We found ourselves in the fortunate position of having more than one beautiful image for our January/February cover. Penn State professor Jeremy Cohen has dived in some of the most exotic places in the world and was willing to share his gorgeous underwater images with us. As a staff we were torn over which image to put on the cover — do we play it safe with a cute clownfish, or do we get up close to a more unusual-looking bigfin reef squid?
Some of us loved the yellow clownfish and his warm, colorful reef world, but wondered if the image was exotic enough. Others were fascinated by the painterly quality of the squid but worried that readers wouldn’t want to ring in the new year face-to-face with a strange creature. (I seem to recall the word “gross” tossed around the art department.) As for me, I’ll admit I can’t resist the opportunity to use a purple logo on the cover.
The spectacularly colorful squid won out, and so far, all the feedback has been positive, but we thought you’d like to see the other contender. Either way, we hope we provided you with a distraction from winter’s chill — and maybe a little dream of Fiji…
Carole Otypka, art director
Entry filed under: Covers, The Penn Stater magazine. Tags: Jeremy Cohen, magazine covers, underwater photography.
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1. R Thomas Berner | January 7, 2011 at 4:07 pm
Having just received my Penn Stater, I think you made the right choice. The alternate cover is cluttered and ambiguous. The one you chose is clear.
2. Jill | January 7, 2011 at 5:17 pm
The squid was definitely the better choice!
3. Herbert | January 7, 2011 at 6:22 pm
I like your cover choice too! It makes me want to look inside the magazine. I guess that’s what a cover is supposed to do. Well done!
4. Danny | January 7, 2011 at 6:45 pm
I would have picked the squid too. They have always fascinated me but especially since I saw them on a dive in the Cayman Islands.
5. Anonymous | January 9, 2011 at 10:33 am
loved the cover. Dr. Cohen is a great professor as well as photographer.
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