@chonak yes I think thats what gives it the AI feel. I also really don't like the mixing of styles. If word on fire is not any better I think I am going to have to tape some holy cards on top of it or something.

I think Publishers need to be careful when choosing art for liturgical books. It should point towards adornment rather than being the center of attention in the page.

@igneus it doesnt seem like it. Perhaps the "Christian Prayer Version" but both the full 4 volume published only by Ascension and Word on Fire have both announced that they will have art work.

After Some searching, the only artwork I have seen with Word on Fire is this (see attached). But Im not sure if all of it will use the same style or not. It appears that Ascension will have original artwork by the same artist all throughout.

@chonak but this is for the current version only right? not the one coming out this next year.

The "African breviary" uses the short-lived Revised Grail psalms from 2008. The upcoming American books will use the Abbey Psalms, which are basically a Revised Revised Grail (one further step of revision). I guess some further tinkering was requested once the USCCB bought the copyright.

A history of the revision process:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grail_Psalms

The current Abbey Psalms is closer to the 2008 version. The 2010 version (RGP) that was publicly released was destroyed by (as I’m told) non-native English speakers at the Vatican that went through the text with a broad “find and replace” paintbrush that introduced many errors to the text. Changes in leadership at the Vatican between the original 2008 submission and the acquisition of the psalter by the USCCB allowed for the re-edit of the texts.