OUGD503 - Responsive - Penguin Books - Finalising Design

This image shows the more redefined cover, removing the copy from the right had side allowed the cover copy to be much more direct and inline with the daily prophet covers. 

 Though the overall delivery was much more in line with my original idea it wasn't really right, experimenting with some different typefaces, weights and page layouts allowed me to see what looked most natural and together.

I decided against the use of an image on the front cover, this would put the whole focus onto the bold type at the forefront. 

Each of the letterforms in the typeface has been slightly rounded and made to be more irregular this is to give the impression of a woodblock printed cover. 

The balance of texture was very important, I wanted to give the impression the newspaper was quite old but not totally unclear. 

With the subheading ' A true account.... ' I experimented many times with typefaces and spacing, this type shown seemed to have the best communication, balance with the other imagery and a directness that reflected the contents imediacy.


















As well as the cover the back seemed to be take a much better shape, the hiearchy of information was more relivent and seemed more like a back page of the cover. Informed by the daily prophet cover I used the same outline image with some small type spelling out 'In Cold Blood - Truman Capote'.

Overall I was pleased with the communication of the covers and how they related to the theme of the book as well as the target auidence.