Above is a cover design that i created and experimented with the background colour. i used a photograph of the family on the front cover as i wanted the cover to be as representative of the family as possibly as this is a horrific true story. As the story was horrific and gory i added dripping blood across to the so the cover represented the story as visually as possible. The bold type across the family photographic is also representative of the story as the story is shocking and small print serif type would not give such a bold impact. After creating these designs i asked for feedback in a class crit, the Feedback from crit said :
which colour to do you think is most effective for the cover? why?
- majority of people said black as they think it makes the images and text stand out more on the page and that it gives the cover a sinister look
general comments:
-maybe make text a darker shade of white on the back
- make the gaps between photos black, so its same as background
- consider fading photographs into background. i like that type choice but the blurb point size is a little large
- not sure about central alignment of blurb on back
- not sure on blood across top of cover, looks fake and doesn’t add much to design.
After receiving these comments i have taken them on board and intend to act upon them, such as changing the pt size of the blurb text and left aligning is to match the alignment of the cover. I Will also experiment with the blood across the top of the cover to see if i can make it look more realistic. I intend to keep the type over the photos the same as the feedback agreed with its impact. I will develop the design with a black background as the feedback confirmed that this design has the most impact and conveyed a sinister feel.
After receiving feedback on my previous designs, I decided to remove the blood as it did not add anything to the design and made it look fiction not non fiction which the book is. in replace of the blood i decide to experiment with adding photographs of the kills eyes are the top and bottom of the cover, this left no room for the text ‘a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences’ and the authors name, because of this i decided not to include it on the cover as it became crowded, because of this i experimented with putting these on the back cover the frame the blurb. This also made the back look crowded, but without it the back looked empty. When acting on my feedback i also left aligned the blurb to make it similar to the left aligned type on the cover, this made the book cover look more professional and worked well as a whole.
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