After working in groups to discuss the roughs I created in response to the book cover brief, we quickly discarded the monochrome designs, as we felt they weren't visually interesting enough to convey the intrigue and complexity of the books content. In addition, I felt that the two blue designs again didn't really match the inside of the book, as I thought they looked quite rough and reminded me of cookery books, which is not the message I wanted to convey. Therefore we decided that the repeat pattern and added red type designs were the best, and I feel very happy to continue on with these designs and work with composition and type in order to create dynamic and contemporary designs. I will continue to experiment with different media and layout to help me decide how to proceed, but I know I will explore print, paint and cut paper to progress my images.
I also undertook some research into book cover design and realised that the ones I found most effective were often the most simple, as I really love the simplicity of the Fäviken book, but I feel this simple design works so well because of the complex printing process, and since this isn't available to me, I think my designs might not create as much of an impact if they were done similarly but in simpler techniques. In addition, I thought that the type is such a huge part of the designs I liked that I really want it to stand out, which means I will have to draft a lot of different type and compositions in order to find one I am happy with.
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