Analysis
I began by finding and analysing 12 book covers that I found from the internet. Some typographic whereas others using imagery, negative spaces and other styles to portray the book.
Book cover assignment 1
‘The Hunt for Red October’ design process.
I began with my first book cover for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series book called “The Hunt for Red October”. These are images of previous covers for the book.
This is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy’s spectacular career and introduced his acclaimed hero, Jack Ryan, in the ultimate submarine adventure.
Red October – Moodboard
Once I had finished the sketches, I began to digitalise the book cover.
I decided to use the dark colour in the background to create the illusion of darkness – as in the story the Red October is a submarine which is hidden below the Atlantic sea. The use of red is because of the Soviet USSR using red as their primary colour.
I added a line within the radar and a dot to create the illusion of the radar currently only finding one submarine – the Red October. Following this I began working with the placement of the typography.
I attempted to include the ‘Hammer & Sickle’ within the radar but I believe it did not work out and so therefore I removed it.
After deciding the placement of the text, I played around (and kept) the idea of having the text slowly fade away as with the radar.
I decided to use the dark colour in the background to create the illusion of darkness – as in the story the Red October is a submarine which is hidden below the Atlantic sea. The use of red is because of the Soviet USSR using red as their primary colour.
I added a line within the radar and a dot to create the illusion of the radar currently only finding one submarine – the Red October. Following this I began working with the placement of the typography.
I attempted to include the ‘Hammer & Sickle’ within the radar but I believe it did not work out and so therefore I removed it.
After deciding the placement of the text, I played around (and kept) the idea of having the text slowly fade away as with the radar.
This is the final outcome of the front cover which contains the authors name above and the title of the book below – the name of the submarine slowly fading away to further the style of the radar. As a final step, I also added the ‘Hammer & Sickle’ into the name to further the idea of the Soviet submarine.
Book cover assignment 2
The Maze Runner design process.
The defining key thing in these books is the maze that the characters have to make their way out of therefore I knew that this would have to be what I would need on my front cover. I was tasked, this time, to create a book cover that was typography based.
After these sketches, I began replicating it in Illustrator. I began with the logotype on the third page which has the name “MAZE RUNNER” as ‘walls’ which are opened in the middle as the book’s describe with pillars seen above – hinting the maze. Upon reflection when recreating it in Illustrator, I did not like the outcome as I was not able to picture anything else to work with this and although I like the concept, I was unable to further this idea.
Design Report
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