Dear Barbara,
I got the high res images from Lisa. They look wonderful! The pattern in the background is nice. I had to run the "equalize" filter in Photoshop to see it, because the background color is so light. I think it will be nice and subtle on the real box. Also I like the three-dimensional look to the text. It's funny, but that's the kind of thing that I wouldn't like based on its description (3d text in a Victorian design??). But it looks really nice when you actually see it. I can't wait to get the proofs in the mail.
I wrote Lisa about a couple of minor concerns -- Georg's name being too small, and the card images looking flat. Her answers on both points were reassuring. First, she will make Georg's name a bit bigger (though it can't go too much bigger because of the design). Second, the cards shown on the scans she sent me are just FPO (for position only). The cards will look much crisper on the real box & book. I figured that was it, but it's nice to have it confirmed.
She also mentioned that they may not be able to use that pretty border around the cards, because the printer is worried about losing image quality if they reduce the size to make room for the border. She warned me that they might just have a plain white border. That was considerate of her to let me know, but I'm sure she knows my feelings: I'd much, much rather have the best looking images we possibly can, than sacrifice image quality to have a border around them. Besides, I've been looking at them without a decorative border for years. They'll look completely normal to me if they're published that way. I do hope she puts a keyline of some kind around the images. I left some of those edges a bit rough & I think they will look a little neater with a line.
So what's next? Now that the packaging is designed, December (when the cards will be printed) seems a long way off. Is there anything to do in the meantime? I guess the book will be copyedited at some point. Will we get galleys?
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