Studio Brief 1 - To Kill a Mockingbird - Thumbnails

Layout Thumbnails 

Using the hierarchy discussed, general themes and concepts in the book and basic grid layouts , elements were able to be placed roughly for back and front covers.

Thoughts on Layouts

-  Having the written elements so they take up approximately a third of the grid means that a large image can can be used. This makes the image the most dominant thing within the design playing on the feeling of power over the other elements. It also has a similar layout to 1960's book design e.g. Marber's Penguin 

- The title could be broken down into singular words or phrases to allow for better typographic flexibility. This would allow for the words to be much larger and fit on the page.

- Having a larger title creates impact in the design and will stand out against imagery

 The main front cover thumbnail themes are:

- Large typographic elements with full bleed image behind 

- Title and author bunched together with the image taking up roughly three quarters of the cover design

- Placing the image within a box with the title and author above / below means that a background colour could surround all the elements.

- Splitting the page into halves either horizontally or vertically could play with the idea of contrasting elements such as in the book with race, inequality etc

The back cover has quite a large blurb, quote and a recommendation which will take up a considerable amount of the back cover. Any design that is chosen should reflect layout elements of the front cover to create consistency across the design.

The main back cover thumbnail themes are:

- Having all the elements in a block following the hierarchy set out could be aligned centrally, to the left or right with the barcode. This creates space around the text which will create balance between text and background. 

- Having a large staggered quote at the top of the back cover with the blurb and recommendation in a block creates unbalance within the grid structure.

- Breaking the back cover into two halves so that the quote and recommendation are on one side and the blurb on the other in a column grid format.