Study Task 3 - To Kill a Mockingbird - Typographic Treatments

Typographic Treatments

Hierarchy

To reflect the theme of oppression within the book, the title will be the most dominant typography and will overshadow the authors name. The author identified with Scout in the book so the use of a smaller typeface for the authors name will reflect the age of the character. To create consistency across front and back covers the reviews and comments could be the same size as the authors name on the front. By connecting covers through text size this will allow the design to flow more. The blurb will be the smallest text size as it has the most words, which if any bigger will take up most of the back cover. On the spine the title and authors name could be the same size with  a contrast in weight to show the dominance over the authors name. The spine could also reflect the typography of the front cover to create consistency.

Grid systems

The grid system should allow for contrasting text sizes by having larger and smaller boxes for the title and authors name. These could be placed directly beneath each other to further emphasise the dominance of the title over the authors name. The title could be split into 'To Kill' and 'a Mockingbird' underneath with the authors name below. This may allow for greater layout options and more balance within the typography, in terms of sentence lengths. The grid arrangements allow for left, right or central alignment allowing flexibility. The grid also allows for up to three quarters of the space to be used for an image. The grid could be flipped and overlapped so that both the top and bottom of the cover had the same grid system. This would allow for symmetry in the grid system and allow for positioning of the authors name at the bottom. It will be useful for the back cover design as the information will take up much of the area so a grid that covers both the top and bottom halves will allow for better placement.