John Updike writes a great - that is to say helpful, not entirely complimentary - review of By Its Cover by Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger in the October 17, 2005 issue of The New Yorker.  Updike's article serves as a useful introduction to the concepts Drew and Sternberger explore in the book.  The hyper-politicization of the book strikes a nerve with Updike, who states the "authors' insistent politicization of design aesthetics has a musty and wordy Marxist tone" (171).  Updike also takes some issue with Drew and Sternberger's emphasis on the cover and (what he perceives as) the dismissal of the content; of course, this isn't surprising given that Updike makes his living at creating the content.