Book Cover Design “Publication Design: Covers and Interiors”

### ANALYZING BOOK JACKETS AND MAGAZINE COVERS ### Find five examples of book jackets or magazine covers that express the spirit or personality of their Contents. Justify your choices. ### BOOK COVER DESIGN SERIES ### Step 1 1. Select three books written by a different author. Read their works. Research them. Ask a literature professor about them. 2. Write an objective statement. Define the purpose and function of the problem, the audience for the books, and the information to be communicated. On an index card, write adjectives that describe the work of each writer. ### Step 2 1. Name the series. 2. Design a logo for the book series. ### Step 3 1. Design **three book covers—one for each writer in your series.** Design front covers and spines. 2. The covers must be similar in style and yet express the individuality of each writer. 3. The logo must appear on each cover in the same position. 4. Produce at **least five sketches** for each jacket that could be expanded into a series format. 5. Your solution may be purely typographic, visually driven or type-driven. 6. Think about the various ways the series could be tied together: 7. Through the use of similar visuals: illustrations, graphics, photographs, typography **Step 3 is Due on April 10th, 2017** ### Step 4 1. **Refine the sketches**. Create one set of roughs for the series. Remember: Book covers are very much like posters— they must attract the potential consumer. They should have initial impact. Any book cover design must compete against other books sitting next to It on a shelf. ### Step 5 1. a. Refine the roughs and create one comp per book. b. The covers should be [8″ × 5″](https://www.dropbox.com/s/5zxzf06ad2pbznn/book_cover_template.zip?dl=0), held vertically. c. You may use black and white or full color. You can download a template [here](https://www.dropbox.com/s/5zxzf06ad2pbznn/book_cover_template.zip?dl=0).