Brief
You are asked to produce a cover illustration for a natural history book for children (age 7–11) entitled Animals from Around the World. The image is to be used as a full colour front jacket to encourage children to choose this book from the library shelf.
There is a long history of covers for children’s reference books and styles have changed over the years; however people have become used to ‘reading’ the imagery used and have expectations of what such a
cover will look like. Think about a modern audience and how you can attract children to the contents.
Draw up at least three ideas as coloured client visuals. Include information on the final the size and format, and where the type will be positioned.
Note in your learning log the decisions you made through the design process.
Key words:
- Book cover
- For children aged 7-11
- Full colour front jacket
- Three ideas as coloured client visuals
- Include information about size, format and where type will be positioned
- Note the design decisions you made
Pinterest boards
Mind mapping
For my three ideas, I wanted to have a design contain one animal, two animals and a group of animals.
I decided to use Procreate to make a digital designs with watercolour, acrylic and pastel effects.
I collected some images of animals from the internet for my references. I wanted my illustrations to be quite realistic as this is a fact book.
Thumbnails
Design process
Final designs
Self-reflection
I used digital art as my medium to create my design, as this is one of my favourite media.
I wanted to choose a dynamic layout, quirky image and playful typography to attract the target audience’s (children) attention.
I personally think that the designs with more than one animal are more successful. I especially like my second design; zoomed in rhinoceros and a small rodent. Three different designs give the client more ranges to choose from.
Resources
- Google images. At: https://images.google.com. (Accessed: 12/01/2024)
- Pinterest app. (Accessed: 12/01/2024)
Maryam: OCA Graphic Design 