OUGD504 - Final Cover Examples

Lasercutting Final Examples 

Using the gold and black card stock the final few designs for the cover were lasercut to see which were the most effective.

It was found that having the slightly thinner line that showed the whole beach and road line looked more elegant than the thicker lined design and was more representational of the geographical area and the contents of the book (the lines at the top and bottom). 

One of the designs aimed to lasercut the letters out of the stock and place this on another piece of card to allow the other colour to come through. The bits that fell out when lasercutting e.g. counters, would then be stuck back in place on the card underneath, making the letters whole again. However when the letters were laser cut at the right size it was found that the counters and cut outs would fall through the mesh in the lasercutter because they were so small. This meant that it was not possible to collect all the pieces to stick back onto the design. With this in mind it was thought that this idea would not be a practical way of creating the title.

The designs with the box, which will have lasercut letters placed inside, will work effectively, however it has been considered that perhaps the box draws too much attention to that area and is quite bold rather than being elegant. 

The designs with the just the lines cut out will have lasercut letters stuck on to the design which overall creates a minimal appearance to the design which is both highclass through the use of colour and contemporary in its design. Sticking the letters straight with accurate kerning, however could be a problem. It was decided that from the designs produced this was the most effective, making the lines the emphasis of the design through a change in colour and minimalism. Personally the black on gold for me is the most effective at reflecting a sense of wealth and highclass within Dubai whilst also making reference to the beach and road through colour and texture. The minimalist approach also puts the geographical concept of the lines as the focus of the cover as it is within the book.