This book cover is one of my earlier personal projects, but I have decided loved the design so much that I wanted to transform it into a full mock-up of a real, printed book cover.
BLK ART is a book that highlights black western art in the past few centuries, with a focus on artists that are pretty much unknown to most people. Following this concept, I wanted the focus of my cover design to be some major art pieces from the book.
To do this, I have framed some of my favorite and most striking portraits from BLK ART by using the
letters of the title as the frames. I tried to find portraits that matched the mold of each letter, like a man standing up straight to represent a T for example. With a white background, these figures were even more prominent. I also used a bright color from one of the cover portraits to create some accents on the back and spine of the book, which tied everything together. With the addition of an award nomination, to highlight the level of writing this book reaches, in hopes to garner more people to read it, a bar-code, and the publishers logo, this book felt as real as I could make it.
letters of the title as the frames. I tried to find portraits that matched the mold of each letter, like a man standing up straight to represent a T for example. With a white background, these figures were even more prominent. I also used a bright color from one of the cover portraits to create some accents on the back and spine of the book, which tied everything together. With the addition of an award nomination, to highlight the level of writing this book reaches, in hopes to garner more people to read it, a bar-code, and the publishers logo, this book felt as real as I could make it.
This was a fairly simple and easy project, but also one that I am very proud of. Due to the overall book design and the thought that went into
each decision I made, I included it here.
each decision I made, I included it here.
