Key takeaways and strengths I start by summarising my main learnings, key takeaways so far (of the many I had) and feedback I received from my tutor: I need to continue to find ways to increase the time I spend with more research, analysis and evaluation. I need to set myself more restrictions and challenges…
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Assignment 5 – Your Choice – Abigail’s Party
Brief * Promotional design * A youth theatre club is performing a production of Abigail’s Party. Mike Leigh’s tale of suburban taste is set in the 1970s and explores middle class aspirations and preoccupations. * You will need to acquaint yourself with the play if you don’t know it already, as they are particularly keen…
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Exercise: Judging a book by its cover
Brief Choose a book by an author you are familiar with. You are going to design two different covers for it, one using illustrations or photography and the other using just type. Design the whole cover including the spine and back page. Include the title of the book, the author’s name, a brief description of…
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Research point: Book Cover Design
There’s an interesting article on “the guardian” (Link) explaining the design differenced of book covers in the US vs. the ones from the UK, based on a book by Hillary Clinton. “It’s a complicated market, so the design becomes simpler and focuses on broader appeal” and continues with, “I think ebooks and the internet have definitely focused…
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