Every New Copy of Richard Dawkins’ The Blind Watchmaker Will Have a Unique Cover

[rug]

June 20, 2016
by Hemant Mehta

If you read Richard Dawkins‘ 1986 book The Blind Watchmaker, then you might remember that he created a computer program to simulate how evolution works. His “biomorphs” ultimately evolved in ways he couldn’t have anticipated — and that helped him explain the power of natural selection.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of that book’s publication, Penguin Books just reissued The Blind Watchmaker and they did something really incredible with the covers.

They created their own version of Dawkins’ evolution program in order to create a unique biomorph for the cover of every single book.

“There was only one approach,” (designer Matthew Young]) says. “I wanted to do unique covers — and seeing this programme and what it could generate, I thought, let’s try and get those on the covers. Because some look great, some look really weird and obscure, some form really abstract patterns.

“And the books are all about evolution,” he continues, “I can’t think of a better book to use this concept of unique covers. Just like in evolution, no two people, no two creatures (are the same) — here, no two covers are alike, and it’s Dawkins’ own original code. It just fits so nicely”.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/20/every-new-copy-of-richard-dawkins-the-blind-watchmaker-will-have-a-unique-cover/

Here's the new cover for different book.



Try out the updated biomorph program: http://www.mountimprobable.com/

[edhopper]

1. that's pretty cool

this book was the endgame in my move toward atheism.

[rug]

2. The printing technology on display is mind-boggling.

[edhopper]

3. I still like reading books more than

on a computer.

It's fine for shorter things, news, articles, but I still find the printed page better.

it would be a shame if it went away.

[rug]

4. There's no comparison. between reading the internet and reading a book.

Well, maybe one: beef jerky versus filet mignon.

[edhopper]

5. Even ebooks

on tablets are just not the same.

[realmirage]

6. I wrote him off when

he said aliens seeded life on earth