People are allowed to have opinions about the published and publicly-available creative works of others, whether it’s albums or books or poster design. That’s the beauty of creative endeavours – they evoke a response and a reaction in others. Sometimes it’s awe, sometimes revulsion, sometimes disappointed. It’s not your – or anyone’s – place to say we can’t have or voice an opinion.

Your comments remind me of the time I gave a local band a less-than-glowing review of a less-than-thrilling performance. Their singer told me that as a ‘non-musician’ (bass guitar doesn’t count), my opinion was worthless and unless I was prepared to get up on stage and do better, then I had no right to comment on his performance. Now, if we all took that attitude then talented critics like Mr Bollinger would be out of a job (bass guitar doesn’t count). Just as one doesn’t need to be a vintner to appreciate wine, it’s possible to have an informed opinion about art and design without being a graphic designer.

That record player really does look like ’90s public-domain clip-art, by the way.

@ Mary – I never faulted the books design in this review (or anything about the book really) so why are you calling me out on it? Plus, I don’t think the comments above are against supporting the creative industry. To me it’s just an opinion on the design of the book.

Polaroid founder Edwin Land was the real “leading edge” of 3D. He developed a successful non-anaglyph 3D camera and projector using polarising filters – which could be used to make B+W and colour 3D films. The viewing spectacles were mass-produced by Carl Zeiss AG – the same company that now make Sony Corporation’s SLR lenses!

Credit where credit’s due, eh?