Justyna Szlachta-Ignatowicz (Uniwersytet Warszawski) The cover will tell you the truth… - covers of Halina Snopkiewicz's books from the nineties
The cover is the first element that the potential reader comes in contact with. It is supposed to interest and, above all, tempt you to read (purchase) a given item. It is also a specific cultural product that researchers of many scientific fields deal with. It can also be read as a specific record (characteristic) of a given literary period. The covers of individual years differ from each other, the most specific are the covers of the nineties, they are books about dust jackets in bright colors, using photographs. Such an example is the series "with a heart" from Hamal Books, which published books by Halina Snopkiewicz - known mainly as writers for young people. All covers have been kept in one graphic design. They are an example of the early attempts to work with a computer program.