BOOK COVER

For my book cover I had a rough idea of what I wanted it to look like but before I put pet to paper and started to design it I wanted to look at existing products and their book covers, get an idea for the field and what makes a successful book cover in today's market for modern audiences.

The Twelve Days of Christmas Island by Teresa Larange
  • Plain coloured background
  • Simple illustrations
  • White/contrasting title
  • Eligible type
  • Simple design
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
  • Gradient, two-tone background
  • Minimal illustration
  • Hints at the story inside
  • Existing type face and personal typography
  • Eligible title
  • White background for title/important information
  • Very simple 
  • White background
  • Cut-out collage text with characters interacting
Roughs/ideas:

Green background
No background
Various spine changes
Typography experiment


Final design: