book covers

Grunge

For grunge I have used a basic idea such as the classic style while adding a yellow gradient grungy background. It has a normal font that looks like it has been treated so some letters are off tilt and the letters have been treated in a way that it looks like bits are missing. This creates the right mood perfectly.

Futuristic

For futuristic I decided to have a City overlooking Many different planets. This Obviously portrays futuristic because we do not live in a world like this. The type I have chosen is again another light font. It differs from the others though by looking very much like a rounded square. Futuristic fonts have this characteristic of having a very rounded square look. Overlooking the city I imagine this is what Edmond would see coming out of jail to a futuristic world.

Retro

For retro I have decided to do a picture of half a mans eye with coloured silhouettes of a man and a woman close and a man shooting. This portrays both of the major Emotions or feeling in the book; love and revenge. The bright colours and the two D graphics help this poster have that retro feel. The type also complements the retro feel, having very bold rounded letters.

Aggressive

For the aggressive style of book cover I decided to have the image of a hand and a gun in a white to black in a white to black gradient. The type that I used is very aggressive. It’s almost screaming for your attention when you originally look at the book cover. Using bright red for the type also helps create the Aggression feel.

Monotone

For the monotone picture I decided to have a two d sword duel on the front. The book is essentially about Love, revenge and fortune. Having two men dueling on the front captures this idea perfectly. This book cover has no colours in it, with only a shade of grey and black. The Is bold and blocky also uses a very basic theme with a very basic un-expressionless feel.

The modern book cover design has a very contemporary feel about it. I think that the 2 parallelograms create this feel. Having a man in a suit with sunglasses also helps to create this modern feel, giving the book a James bond type of feel. The type is also very modern with thin, light and rounded characters. It is also noticeable that this font is Modern through the difference of letters to most other fonts such as the f. This definitely relates to the book with more of a minimalistic approach by focusing on the main character when he has become rich.

Dynamic

For dynamic I decided to have a gentleman in front of falling coins vectorised and then have the title up the top and the authors name down the bottom. I have tried to capture the Wealth that Edmund Finds and then uses for revenge. The picture captures the dynamic feel through the use of the coins. I feel that I have captured a dynamic Approach by having the coins colour drawn out to create movement. The text also complements this idea by being in italics.

Classic

For classic I decided to go with a Textured blue gradient background with an internationally known respected serif font. I feel that this creates the Classic feel perfectly. Many Famous respected books use this Basic idea for their book covers such as War and peace and the bible. I decided to replicate a similar idea to represent Classic.

Passive

The idea for passive was to have a view looking from the ocean onto an island. This relates to the count of Monte cristo through this island. The book is related around a man who looses everything though his friend betraying him. He then becomes exceedingly rich by finding a enormous treasure on an island. This is a vital part of the story and therefore is important enough to go on the front cover. The text in this book cover is very light and has a placid feel. It is not demanding your attention and does not conflict with the picture. The picture also creates a passive feel. Obviously the Overwriting colour blue helps to create this feel. Blue is known as a soothing colour, which helps to create this feel. Also Pictures of the water usually create a calming effect on people. All the factors help to create the Passive feel.