Whilst taking the two lead characters of the book into the design, rather than be too literal with the design, I decided to use an idea that captures a child's imagination with an underlying theme and reference in the book relating to long shadows and the passing of the seasons, which represented the cycle of life.
I spent time art directing, experimenting with ideas, angles, light and dark, and objects to achieve the long shadow and outlines of the two main characters in abstract form. The photograph I took was used, with an image treatment to create the front cover.
This was the result of this student project.
I also incorporated a pig's tail spiral design for an appropriate finish for typesetting the text for the
book summary on the back cover. The typeface used, felt relevant to the spiderweb effect that I wanted
to include.
book summary on the back cover. The typeface used, felt relevant to the spiderweb effect that I wanted
to include.
Student Project.
