Graphic Design and Book Jacket Analysis
Project 15 – Redesign a Book Cover
Objective: Using Adobe Photoshop, design a new cover for one of the books you discussed in the “Book Jacket Analysis” assignment.
Instructions:
1. Pick one of the books you analyzed in Assignment 9 – Book Jacket Analysis. Pick the book which you believe has the WORST cover of the two.
2. When you create your own cover for that book using Adobe Photoshop.
3. Refer to the techniques discussed about book jackets.
4. As a reminder, a cover will: catch the reader’s attention, give an indication what the story is about, or a “feel” for a story, and will NOT give away the ending.
5. Your cover can be balanced between text and graphics, or graphics dominated (NO text only cover).
6. You only have to design a cover – not a spine or back cover.
7. Your cover is to include the author and title. USE YOUR CREATIVITY.
8. Make your cover 8.5 by 11 inches at 72 ppi.
9. Save your file as a JPEG and name it lastnamecover (where lastname is your last name).
10. Upload your file to the Drop Box folder on the class server.
Rubric
50 Points
Category
Excellent (full credit)
Good (most credit)
Poor (little / no credit)
Design
(25 points)
Proper and excellent use of design principles. Text and graphic complement one another. Graphics well drawn or placed. Text easy to read.
Proper use of design principles – but could be stronger. Text and graphics adequate, but may not complement one another. Graphics adequately drawn or placed.
Poorly used or lack of design principles. Text and graphics do not complement one another (or overlap, hard to read). Graphics poorly drawn or placed. Text hard to read.
Creativity
(25 points)
Original cover. Significantly different from original cover, but still conveys story or “feel”.
Different cover, but may use some elements from original cover. Conveys story or “feel”.
Same as original cover or has minor changes.
Objective: Using Adobe Photoshop, design a new cover for one of the books you discussed in the “Book Jacket Analysis” assignment.
Instructions:
1. Pick one of the books you analyzed in Assignment 9 – Book Jacket Analysis. Pick the book which you believe has the WORST cover of the two.
2. When you create your own cover for that book using Adobe Photoshop.
3. Refer to the techniques discussed about book jackets.
4. As a reminder, a cover will: catch the reader’s attention, give an indication what the story is about, or a “feel” for a story, and will NOT give away the ending.
5. Your cover can be balanced between text and graphics, or graphics dominated (NO text only cover).
6. You only have to design a cover – not a spine or back cover.
7. Your cover is to include the author and title. USE YOUR CREATIVITY.
8. Make your cover 8.5 by 11 inches at 72 ppi.
9. Save your file as a JPEG and name it lastnamecover (where lastname is your last name).
10. Upload your file to the Drop Box folder on the class server.
Rubric
50 Points
Category
Excellent (full credit)
Good (most credit)
Poor (little / no credit)
Design
(25 points)
Proper and excellent use of design principles. Text and graphic complement one another. Graphics well drawn or placed. Text easy to read.
Proper use of design principles – but could be stronger. Text and graphics adequate, but may not complement one another. Graphics adequately drawn or placed.
Poorly used or lack of design principles. Text and graphics do not complement one another (or overlap, hard to read). Graphics poorly drawn or placed. Text hard to read.
Creativity
(25 points)
Original cover. Significantly different from original cover, but still conveys story or “feel”.
Different cover, but may use some elements from original cover. Conveys story or “feel”.
Same as original cover or has minor changes.