Apr
2018
The Decision Has Been Made.. Surprising I Know
Well boy has this been long overdue but I have final come to a decision for how I’m going to present my ‘magazine’ dun dun dunnn..
*drum roll*
Coffee Table Book!
Well I don’t know what else to call it, but I’m going for a hardback image wrap book.
I’m going to get it printed with blurb as it’s a really reliable company and I’ve printed with them before and the result was brilliant.
As I’ve FINALLY decided how I’m going to present my work, I don’t have a lot of time to put it together.
I’ve been looking at what I could use as my front page, as I’m following this project on from my first project I really like the original front page design but I do need to have other options so I’ve done four options that I would happily use as the front cover.
I really really like this illustration and think with the juxtaposition of the pink background and feminine lips with the harsh bold ‘FEMME’ I think this is a strong option for my front cover, with using the pink background this will mean the entire book will be this pink and could clash/limit my options for the back cover which could be an issue.
I love love love this option, I really like the way the illustration intertwines with the letters. I also like the way the title isn’t at the top of the page but the centre drawing the eye in with the illustration above it. The issue with using this again is that it was the title page of my brief 1 project and with this project being a lot more developed and advanced I don’t want it to hold reminders of the previous project.
I really like how shocking and in your face this option is, with the colours all complimenting each other and the bold outline of the illustration reinforcing the harsh text is really quite satisfying. This main issue with this option is the explicit nature of the illustration but part of me likes the fact it could be deemed inappropriate.
This is the most abstract option for the front cover with the use of shape and colour being very different to the other options. I like the addition of the illustration to this option and the grey colour scheme I think would work really well as a wrap around colour for the book. The title is aesthetically pleasing in its arrangement with the off centre positioning and alignment with the darker box. With the monochrome colours of this cover I don’t think it’s bold enough or as eye catching as the other options.
I decided to go with..
*drum roll please*
I chose this one as I really like the bold eye catching nature of the illustration and the three dimensional effect of the layering of the text. The options to use this illustration as business card designs/postcard designs or even portfolio to create a consistency and brand identity.