Property, A Contemporary Approach by Sprinkling, Coletta, and Salcido - Booked by the Cover

Welcome to the Book by the Cover Blog(cast), a spin on a podcast that I'm not currently able to record or-well-cast.

Today's book is titled: Property, A Contemporary Approach. It's by the authors John Sprankling, Raymond Coletta, and Rachel Salcido. The cover discussed here is of the sixth edition.

The color scheme is very simple. There is just black, white, and grey. The text is all in white, and the background is black other than what might be considered a highlighting of the main title. Grey is the color used to highlight the title as well as to completely outline the title in a rectangle along with the names of the authors. This highlighting includes ornate bars at the top and bottom that act as flourishes to further distinguish the title of the book. These bars and lines might be better described as strokes-for you graphic designers out there. There are two more grey lines at the top and bottom of the cover that can each be broken down into a combination of three different lines: one main, think center line and two slightly lighter grey lines above and below-very close to the main line. 

Shortly beneath the medium-weight line at the very top is the text, "INTERACTIVE CASEBOOK SERIES". The weight of this tippy top line and the corresponding bitty bottom line are the same thickness as the line of the aforementioned rectangle around the title. There is a small marking to the top right of this text, "SM". I imagine this marks the series as a service and is not a reference sadomasochism or social media.  Like "TM" means trademarked, "SM" is may signify series-marked.

The overall feeling of the cover is-in my opinion-pedantic and sterile, yet inviting. The boxed-in (or shall I say, rectangled-in) nature of the title works very well with the concept of property, for they are both vacuous things that can be filled. 

Everything described-at least according to this image-is not entirely centered on the page. It all appears to be off center and situated slightly to the right.

Now with all of this in mine, it's time for suggesting travel bookings:

Let's see if there is a property museum of sorts that we can visit. 

(searching, search, search)

Oh, that's right. There is the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. There is also the Grey Art Museum in New York City. The second option might be the better fit since the Grey Art Museum is a contemporary art museum. That connection has me curious about the possibility of finding something a little more interactive. 

(stunted search)

I didn't find a good place to book, but there are a bunch of articles about the benefits of drawing in grey scale. This particular article mentions why learning to draw in grey scale is especially helpful with digital illustration. 

(continued search)

The best options I can find are all online courses. This can be an awesome addition to travel, though it makes it more of a study booking than a travel booking. I'll have to think of this from another angle in order to squeeze out another travel booking... There are many lines. Maybe we can go to a popular boarder? 

(unsurprising search)

Tijuana wins as the popular boarder to visit. And it does mark the transition of one territory or property into another. That's a good match, but  now we have DC/NYC and Southern California. So, we'll have to find something in-between. There is always the option of flying, but I like idea of at least partial land travel if the itinerary has two places so far apart. 

Luckily, we already have the art course as a study booking to fill in the time. (Ha, I also just noticed "approach" connects the title of the book with the act of approaching another territory at a boarder. Cool.) 

(map peek and destination seek)

And we have Columbus, Ohio on the map between the two main cities. I searched for travel bookings inspired by the first names of the authors, and we have John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons thanks to John Sprankling right out the gate. That'll be a good place to stop and enjoy an event, I imagine. It has a weekly farmer's market on Fridays. And it's six acres for the sixth edition! Let's try another city and do a search inspired by the author Raymond Coletta.

(quick, quick search search)

And we have Indy Island at Raymond Park! It includes an indoor water park. There's not much of a connection to the overall theme of the book, but it is an indoor water park that you can truly enter. It seems they also host occasional classes for kids. Raymond Park apparently is a neighborhood and not just one simple park Next, a travel booking inspired by author Rachel Salcido.

(somewhat unyielding search) 

So, there was nothing with Rachel in the title in Phoenix, but we'll see if there's another city to search within the drive... There's no other big city, so we'll try her last name: Salcido. Now we have an eatery started by a chef to visit in Phoenix: Barrio Cafe.  BUT, oh no. It's closed, and I don't see another location for it. *Emotional roller coaster alert* BUT, oh yay. She does have a memoir available. Just driving around Phoenix and Tempe and grabbing a bite anywhere might suffice. The University of Arizona and the surrounding areas are absolutely gorgeous. And perhaps you might be able to have a proper tea on territory where chef Silvana Salcido once had her property.

Well that's it for this take on the cover of Property, A Contemporary Approach.

Please take care and do reach out for help planning added study and right bookings.