I have created 3 different typographic treatments for my book cover layout. I have played around with format and layout to see how each cover works in multiple ways.
The typeface I chose to use was a handwritten style font called Colours of Autumn. I felt this was appropriate for Adrian's age and character but I also think it was not legible enough. I used Futura Heavy Oblique as the secondary font but I also felt this did not fit with the handwritten style very well. I would prefer to use a font that is a bit lighter and clearer.
For my first layout I chose to place the book title at the top of the page and the author's name at the bottom. The word 'angst' is to represent the image, with the review quote underneath. I feel this is the most typical layout and I wanted to try the most basic option. I have also arranged the blurb very straightforward on the back cover with it covering the whole page. I do like this layout and feel it is easy to read due to it's simplicity, but I feel I could be more experimental with it.
I switched it round for my second book cover and chose to have the author's name at the top. I quite liked this as it made the author a more important factor. I also placed the book title underneath the image slightly to the left to allow for more breathing room. I particularly liked having the quote at the bottom of the page as I felt it looked best here. I wasn't too keen on the back cover layout - I put the diary extract on one side and the blurb to the right. I felt this looked too disjointed and didn't flow how I had imagined it to.
For the third book cover I designed something completely different, with both the author and book title at the top followed by the quote, and the image towards the bottom half of the page. I didn't particularly like this layout and felt it looked too squashed towards the top of the page. I did like the back cover though - I seperated the diary extract and the blurb into two parts which made it clearer and easier to read.
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