Week 4- Publication Project

Today in class I have decided to do a book. I found in challenging, yet wish to improve my skills and have always wanted to create a book full of short stories for Children. Hence, this class will finally give me the motivation to actually create a book! I can also include photography within the book.

Yet, when I started creating a book I realised I'm not sure how I wish to start it and how I wish my front cover to look like. therefore, I decided to search on the net for some cover styles. That way I can decide what I like and what elements I wish to use for my own cover. 

I like the way this front cover is quite creative yet simple. It has one simple picture in the middle with a border. It has a scrapbook style to it too which might be a creative element I could use. That way I'm incorporating photogra

phy, a book and now also scrap booking. All three things that I enjoy doing. 

I like this simple style with creativ

e drawings around the border surrounding the title. However, I am unsure how I could draw these on design. And if I draw some pictures and use photography for others it may start to look a bit messy and not consistent. 

The patchwork look around the border is a great idea and way to include my photos within the piece. I could take 2 photos or more of each story and incorporate it into the front cover and not within the pages alone.  

 

 

The simple use of just two colours within the front cover works well and gives a creepy effective. Perhaps I could make the pictures black and white and the back ground in colour with a bold heading for my book. 

The idea of using just one simple picture instead of many around the border is something I may keep in mind. Depending h

ow appealing the picture is. I also like the idea of having the text in front of the picture, as long as it stand out like on this cover. 

The idea of having just a simple pattern and and less colours and pictures would be suitable depending how scary the stories are. It also makes the book appear more old and perhaps 

intriguing or mysterious in a way. Like it is filled with magic. It also makes it seem like a treasure chest as it has elements that lift off the page making it somewhat 3D. 

I believe I will have to write up the short stories first then order the pages before I decide what pictures to use/take and what my cover will look like and title will be. I am hoping to use ideas I have had for stories in the past, yet actually write them up properly and finish them.