INTRODUCTION
This is a reflective report of how the idea for this book cover emerged. It became a thing of real interest after going through some eBooks, to be able to design a book cover that pictured information to the reader. With information from online resources including eBooks and articles, the ambition on the theme of the book cover design was equipped.
THEME
The theme for the book cover is titled “Jerome’s Journal”; this instantly became a book cover idea when I got this coursework because Jerome had a journal which he treated like he was writing a book but he never really thought about a cover for it. The book contains detailed information on all that is happening in Jerome’s life so I thought about what a potential book cover would look like. To pursue this idea, I took a picture of Jerome and another image of a page from the original hand-written book.
CONCEPT
With a basic idea of what it takes to design a book cover and the media components required, I checked the internet on how other book covers were being designed, and also how the components were integrated in the art. With a concept in mind, a first design pattern was created. This was assessed by friends and the laboratory assistant, who advised on the addition of some components as well as the removal and/or changing of others. With that much help a final design which properly depicted the book cover that I had imagined was achieved.
SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE USED
Prior to design, the necessary software and hardware to aid the book cover design were accumulated. Adobe Photoshop CS5 was used to design the book cover. Adobe Photoshop because it was advised by the module supervisor and also because, according to an online resource (http://withphotography.helping-us.co...
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...ad of just opacity, the result would have been a more professional look. But opacity was used because there wasn’t enough time to learn how to use a ‘grunge’ texture. But as a result of my involvement in this coursework, I have learnt about the prerequisites for designing and the use of a design concept to capture the attention of a viewer while gaining the skills required to ensure completion along with critically assessing the theme of a book cover and comparing it to the design outcome. In addition, although I have improved my ability to use Photoshop, there is still a great deal left to be explored and discovered. This I intend to do, so as to be able to produce a better design when called upon next time. Overall, with room for improvement, I have been able to achieve my intended goal.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Multimedia: “Making it Work”, by Tay Vaughan Seventh Edition
Books today are everywhere. We find them in many households, libraries and schools all around the globe. We find many different types of books; from stories to educational textbooks, we regard them today as sources of knowledge and amusement. But it wasn’t the case before 1455. That year, one of the greatest inventions in human history was revealed to the world; Gutenberg’s printing press. This press allowed printing in massive quantity, spreading books all around Europe and the rest of the world at a fast rate. The printing press had many positive consequences on society. At first, it standardized grammar and spelling, and then introduced the mass production of books. It finally inspired future printing technologies around the world.
What can you predict about the story from the back and front cover of the book?
When one actually close-reads a small segment one realizes the large amount of information that can be said about just that segment. In this case it was only four pages from Fun Home, and each page seemed to have a life of its own. Page 14 touched upon the relationship between Bruce Bechdel and his family, while page fifteen gave insights into the father-daughter relationship. Then pages 16 and 17 dealt with hidden truths and the creation of false appearances. Then there were the the literary and graphical devices: the extensive use of line, the use of gray shading, stretched panels vs. compact panels, interdependent word-picture relationships, etc. the clear illustrations and relatively simple prose made the process a bit easier, but that opinion may have been different if the process involved close-reading the whole book.
I chose to write about the artwork titled “Mule Deer Still Life” by Angela Prond. The artwork is oil on a canvas board. The artwork is a picture of a mule deer skull with its horns still attached. This picture reminds me of hunting, because I do a lot of it and I have shot mule deer before and saved their horns exactly like this picture is. Angela’s title for the artwork makes me believe that she is saying this mule deer still has life and meaning. There is not a lot of background in this artwork, pretty much just the mule deer skull and horns. She did this for a reason, even though the picture is pretty normal and there is not much detail to it, there is more meaning in her title for the picture.
My re-covering of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” is not your usual cover of a book. I was trying to incorporate a school math book type of cover onto a regular book cover, what I mean by that is that I used important details from the book and scattered them across the cover. The important details were four symbols that I found throughout the book; Janie’s hair, the mule, checkers, and the hurricane. These symbols give an interesting look at the book.
We thought of doing a performance however one of us was uncomfortable with acting in front of others. After deciding with exhibits, we start brainstorming for designs. As we did more research, we saw the Ginling College was an important building during the Massacre so we decided to base our design off of the Ginling College. So we brought all our supplies from Walmart and start building at home. One of us measure a black foam board to make a roof-like title for the poster. On the other hand, one starts printing quotes and paragraphs to put the exhibit. We decided to color coded our words. For example, all quotes were outlined in black. We then start adding the titles and subtitles to our exhibit. Since it’s suppose to look like a college, we made the sides look like doors. We also decided to make a model of the Safety Zone so it’s easier to understand the story. We cut a cardboard into a rectangle and then measure the smaller picture. We multiply the measurements by 4 then paint it into our board. To make it more detailed we use Styrofoam and toothpicks to build railroads and
When you glance at the cover of this book written by Jay Z you automatically know this book is going to be filled with musical touches. One of the things I noticed was that his titles were all the names of songs. He incorporated the hardships, and the different aspects of the entertainment industry into each one. Jay Z used an Andy Warhol tidbit for his cover of his writing. It’s a print from the 1980’s , one of those prints utilized in a basic art class when you have one side drawn , and full colored or painted , and you fold the opposing side to get the same print on the other. The purpose of this particular design was the symbolism behind it. The Giclee print by Andy Warhol signifies the introverted life of an individual, and the unknowns. Jay Z allows us to see deep into his life before the fame, and into his life post fame. It’s kind of a rags to riches type of work.
The Russian writer Ivan Turgenev wrote in Fathers and Sons in 1862, "A picture shows me at a glance what it takes dozens of pages of a book to expound” (Turgenev 196). Mark Twain was a living testament to that belief because iillustrations were an integral part of Mark Twain’s published work. They embellished his stories, informed the reader, and often reflected his humor. However, today’s fictional novels rarely include illustrations beyond the cover and fly leaf. This lack of illustrations has become more the norm in the digital publishing world because the illustrations often do not translate well to the digital format. My research paper will delineate the reasons that illustrations were relevant and necessary for the 19th century publication and why they are less relevant in the digital age. I will show that illustrations played an essential part in the success of Mark Twain’s books (1) because he made them an integral part of his writing, giving clarity to his written words; (2) because of the subscription publishing model of his era, and, (3) because of Twain’s dependence on them to describe his characters. However, the digital and audio publishing market of today has lessened the impact of illustrations in modern literary works. In Twain’s 19th century era, books were often a work of art as well as a literary treasure. The books I read today on my e-reader or listen to on “Audible” versions -- even Twain’s books -- almost never have a visual impact like Twain’s books had in the 19th century.
This shows how bold and captivating the unique appearance of the book was; it contained only an illustration and name, without the boasting of achievements. Imagery played a key role in
One unique aspect of this picture book that immediately captures the attention of the reader is that the illustrations primarily make use of a dark background. In
The Cover Art number five speaks about Traveling Companions Caroline and her fathers that are unknown guests in both the city and Forest. Both have chosen to live in the loving shelter of each other instead of living in the dangerous city. Life doesn't necessarily go backward but instead they follow our own path. While on their journey they revisit issues that are old and new. This artwork keeps the life of the city as well as the life of the wilderness in solitude with each other.
When I first sat down to write this article, I was focused on the other prompt. After a few days of flipping through various photographers and their works, option B still plagued me. In the back of my mind, I kept thinking about how photography could possibly be of any use inside the world of creative writing, my major. I thought of cover art first. A lot of cover art is not pictorial in its nature, most all of it now is digital, but there are covers that do use usually panoramic scenes of nature, or are closely tied to movies These novels run headshots of the stars or action sequences from the film on the cover. Another, rather common practice in which photographs appear as the covers of books is in the genre of autobiography. Biographies usually present the grinning head of the person the book is about, in what can only be considered as a creepy cross between a mug shot and a campaign photo. Therefore, I had now destroyed my original thesis that photography and creative writing were incompatible or at least separate mediums that could not benefit from the inclusion of the other. Now to see just how deep the connection seemed like a reasonable next step.
Imagery in literature brings a story to life for the reader. It draws the reader in and surrounds them with the environment of the narrative. The use of imagery will make the reader fully understand the circumstances under which the characters of a story live. In "The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the narrator of the story often describes the wallpaper, each time giving more details. The vivid descriptions allow the reader into the psyche of the narrator, which illustrates her ever-deepening mental illness. The imagery presented in the wallpaper through the narrator's words show her descent into insanity coupled with her desire for independence.
One most know of J.K Rowling’s famous series Harry Potter. But what was her inspiration to come up with such a fantasy that every kid loves to read? The “Harry Potter” series is a coming of age novel that every child wishes to grow up that way. J.K Rowling first got her inspiration from a couple reasons that all connect in a certain way. J.K Rowling had a tough childhood, lost her mother and had severe depression. The idea for Harry Potter came while she was waiting for a delayed train. She had the idea before her mother’s death but the loss of her mother just made the book darker. The purpose of this paper to find out J.K Rowling’s inspirations for her wildly famous Harry Potter series. A series that changed that world and many people’s lives.
However, iIn spite of the current pre-eminence of e-books, it may be argued that they are not likely to replace print books anytime soon or possibly at all. Both formats have their advantages and drawbacks, which makes for one of them difficult to replace the other. Moreover, they serve differents needs and purposes. E-books are famous for their portability. Hundreds of e-books can be stored on a single device. Thus e-books don’t take shelving space and are convenient to take on travel, while even a few paper books are bulky and quite heavy to carry around. Numerous e-books are in open access, while paper books are not routinely available free of charge. E-books may be acquired and accessed immediately online, a feature I enjoy especially and treasure most: many a time I was able to buy and read an e-book at home within minutes of learning of its existence. Needless to say, e-books are considerably easier to cite and quote than print books, since the copy-paste feature spares us the trouble of retyping the quoted text. Another important advantage of digital books is their specialized software, which makes reading much easier: search and reference tools, changeable font size and day/night mode, dictionaries. Last but not least, e-books conserv...