Bierce Library Trip #3: Closure

At last, after trip #3, these library trips have finally met their closure...

What did I find?

One final trip to the library left me with one final set of book cover compositions to examine. While this was one of the more difficult design principles to find examples of within the Bierce Library, I think the payoff was still more than satisfactory. Let's take a look at each of the covers that I found on this final library trip:

Top-Left: This cover uses color to depict a cube with a circular hole cut through the center by only representing the bottom and left edges of the cube, along with only a portion of the top of the circular hole. Also, by filling in the remaining empty space of the implied hole with white space that contrasts from the yellow space in the cover, the viewer is able to easier complete the shape of the cube in their mind.

Top-Right: This cover is possible the most interesting of the four selected, as it uses closure to depict a face. Although most of the information has been given to the viewer, there are other figures that intersect with the face that create noise, making the viewer's mind still have to work to complete the image. Also, the entire back of the head on the face is missing, which is also completed in the mind of the viewer.

Bottom-Left: Although the closure here isn't the main design element being used here, it still adds to the cover of the book. The less effective form of closure here is with the letters, as the majority of their information has already been presented to the viewer. However, the spaces in the letters also suggest the presence of lines cutting through the letters, and having the viewer's mind work to create these lines is where the real interest of this cover comes from.

Bottom-Right: The main instance of closure seen on this cover is within the title of the book. Although the entire front of each oblique 3-D letter is missing, the sides that recede into space are still represented, which gives the viewer enough information to comfortably read the title of the book. This sort of text can also be seen in the first example of closure that was described earlier.

While this hunt for closure did leave me with great results, this final trip marks the end of the Bierce Library Trip Trilogy. Don't worry, though, it's not as bad as it seems...now I don't have to be the weird kid taking pictures of books and putting them back on the shelf! I'm kidding, of course...sort of. Anyways, once again, this marks the end of the Bierce Trip Trifecta. I hope you enjoyed the journey!