WORKSHOP 3: book cover workshop

This was one of a couple workshops i enjoyed enough to bring to a final piece. It was a little out of my comfort zone so i went for a style which was different to what i normal go for, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have created an idea for a final piece and will contnue to play around with and make a complete final item.

Looking at ilustrated book covers...


This is an image from 'The Illustrated book of ingredients', which i was particularly drawn to because of the patterning, being similar to the pattern work I have created as my front cover. I enjoy the simplicity, like mine, and how the colours are in a pattern formation.













This book 'Dinner for Two' , illustrated by Charles Harper, is particularly nice because of the colour scheme. There is an obvious colour scheme and the colours compliment each other and are pleasing to the eye. Again, its similar to the colour scheme i have used for my book cover.












I felt this book cover was nice because of its use of photographic imagery. The surrounding imagery is brought from the vegetables in the photo, in two complimentary colours which i think creates a very contemperary book cover.













This final image for a book about crab recipes is beautiful. The colours contrast together, and the watercolour crab is the main image of the book cover, explaining what the book is in an instance. Its quite a simple image, but its easy to distinguish and the text is legiable and appealing.