ART340 Digital Graphics

Samples of Book covers

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Book covers

You will be redesigning book cover sleeves for a series of published books. The subject matter will be of your choosing: so fantasy, mystery, adventure, children, etc. The books should follow some sequential order.  In this assignment you will using Photoshop to develop a series of styled Illustrations that utilize photo collage/montage, letterforms, word(s) and other graphic elements that support the intended message.  Establishing and control over this environment will be critical in supporting the message that you intend to transmit.

requirements

- research book cover/movie posters and gather as much 

   information about your topic

- you create three book cover designs (from a book series)

- you must include the title and author on the cover 

(this can be stylize into the design)

- you must shoot all of your photography

- you print them out on 13 x 19 sheet of paper

- mounted on black foam core with a 1” boarder

- you will create 3D render books with your design on the covers, 

   this must include a drop shadow

schedule

- 11/19    project review, components, Q & A

- 11/29    look at research and ideas, see sketches, development of your first cover

 

 

 

Promo Packaging example

This is a reminder that the container is only two colors. What and how much information on the outside will translate to what you are doing with the postcards? This is the starting point of your message to the view. What do you say and what are visual clues that you will be giving them to entice them to open up the promotion? What is going on the inside, for example, once the cards are removed what else can there be? I want to see some innovation and well crafted containers, so you may have to construct your container several times to align up design with all the sides of the form.