02-05-2015, 08:14 PM
Hey Jyonny, a muchly improvement from the first iteration. A couple of things I noticed:
1. I prefer the blue background. The soothing colour and less contrast gives a better sense of hope than the dark background and warm colours.
2. The author's name really has to be more visible. All the ones where it is the light gray just aren't visible enough.
3. The funky warped text effects are kinda naff and powerpoint 1.0. I'd stay away from them and use a simple font. Sometimes a good way to juxtapose and create interest in text in graphic design is to use contrasting font types; so you use a sans-serif against a serif. Not sure if this applies to a book cover because there isn't a lot of text, but it can break it up nicely. So you use a sans serif for the title and a serif for the subtitle or author's name.
4. Pick fonts that are easy to read. The last example is not a good one.
In terms of a way forward, I like #6 the best, but with a blue background instead, and I might tone down some of the bright flares, except perhaps the one next to the author's name. Play with the fonts and see if you can get something simple working. Stay away from heavy text effects, they tend to distract. And since this is about a circle giving power to someone with addiction (I guess), how about the idea of the addicted person floating as a focal point in the centre of the circle (unless I am misinterpreting the reasons for the circle)
That's all I got so far. Iterate again and perhaps more will come out!
Push it man.
1. I prefer the blue background. The soothing colour and less contrast gives a better sense of hope than the dark background and warm colours.
2. The author's name really has to be more visible. All the ones where it is the light gray just aren't visible enough.
3. The funky warped text effects are kinda naff and powerpoint 1.0. I'd stay away from them and use a simple font. Sometimes a good way to juxtapose and create interest in text in graphic design is to use contrasting font types; so you use a sans-serif against a serif. Not sure if this applies to a book cover because there isn't a lot of text, but it can break it up nicely. So you use a sans serif for the title and a serif for the subtitle or author's name.
4. Pick fonts that are easy to read. The last example is not a good one.
In terms of a way forward, I like #6 the best, but with a blue background instead, and I might tone down some of the bright flares, except perhaps the one next to the author's name. Play with the fonts and see if you can get something simple working. Stay away from heavy text effects, they tend to distract. And since this is about a circle giving power to someone with addiction (I guess), how about the idea of the addicted person floating as a focal point in the centre of the circle (unless I am misinterpreting the reasons for the circle)
That's all I got so far. Iterate again and perhaps more will come out!
Push it man.