Plain cover of the German guideline for mushroom experts

[AK_CCM]

Hi all,

in 2023, I designed the cover of the German Mycological Society's guideline for mushroom experts:

The blurred yellow texture in the background is a retouched photo detail of a chanterelle (my photo at Wikimedia Commons). As a contrast, I placed a watercolour by Emil Dörstling of the poisonous satanic mushroom (Rubroboletus satanas) on the front. For the back cover, Rita Lüder (kreativpinsel.de) provided me with her line drawing of the poisonous deathcap (Amanita phalloides). And here you could find an English translation in assistance with deepl.com of the text:

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Frontcover:

• Title: Guideline for mushroom experts
• Subtitle: Tips and assistance for mushroom experts and all those who want to become one
• Label: new version

Backcover:

Mushroom picking is all the rage and once you've been bitten by the bug, it's often only a small step from being a mushroom picker to becoming a certified mushroom expert. This guidebook is intended to accompany mushroom enthusiasts on their way to becoming a mushroom expert and serve as a reference book for anyone who has successfully completed their training.

The book addresses common questions that PSVs encounter time and again in practice and provides a wealth of tips and information on these topics in a clearly organised format:

• Training as a mushroom expert
• Tasks and activities of a mushroom expert
• Cooperation with poison information centres
• Detailed overview of poisoning syndromes
• Species portraits of the most important poisonous mushrooms
• Protected areas, species protection, collection restrictions
• Organisational and legal matters

 

Best regards from Germany

Andreas

[dannyg9]

Beautiful in its simplicity and that's not such an easy thing to achieve. If you hadn't explained, I never would have guessed the source of the background image. Excellent work!

[AK_CCM]

By the way the mushroom drawing on the front was not my first choice: I had endeavoured for a long time to use one of the excellent watercolours of Claus Caspari (1961), but unfortunately communication with the rights holder was so delayed that I had to use an alternative drawing due to the printing company's deadline.

It's always a pity when you can't fully realise your own ideas due to a third party.

[Alfred]

1 hour ago, AK_CCM said:

I had endeavoured for a long time to use one of the excellent watercolours of Claus Caspari (1961), but unfortunately communication with the rights holder was so delayed that I had to use an alternative drawing

Having followed the link to that page on eBay, I can see why you wanted to use Claus Caspari’s painting! However, the alternative that you settled for is a very good second best.

[VectorWhiz]

Judging by the extensive listed information on the rear cover of the book, provides sufficient knowledge to safely collect mushrooms while preventing to make aversive mistakes. The neat lay-out in itself is a sales argument on the book for people interested in collecting edible mushrooms without risk.