This week, I decided to respond to the book cover presentations that we had on Tuesday. It was pretty interesting seeing what exactly the Missouri Press was looking for and what they liked. I didn't realize how much was needed in the design of a book cover. (Talk about being content-driven!)
I also realized how different it is to design a book cover... and how
similar it could be for designing magazines. The whole white cover
completely blew my mind. I hadn't thought that the cover would be used for promotion or on Amazon.com. Pretty interesting that the design of the cover has to have that much thought placed into it.
In addition, I didn't think it would be such a big deal
whether the cover is white or that the lighter covers tend to scuff less
than darker covers. There's just a lot more to take into mind than
designing a magazine.
Overall, I thought it was a great experience. I don't think a lot of the other designers get the opportunity to compete in a design contest for producing a PUBLISHED book cover!
No comments:
Post a Comment