{"id":289,"date":"2016-10-07T12:40:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T11:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/?p=289"},"modified":"2016-10-07T12:54:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T11:54:47","slug":"exercise-h-g-wells-book-cover-design-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/07\/exercise-h-g-wells-book-cover-design-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise: H G Wells book cover design ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/07\\\/exercise-h-g-wells-book-cover-design-ideas\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-289 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/07\/exercise-h-g-wells-book-cover-design-ideas\/hgwells-suit_web\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Suit_web.jpg?fit=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black book cover for HG Wells&#039; The Beautiful Suit with a moth and the moon\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Suit_web.jpg?w=754&amp;ssl=1 754w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Suit_web.jpg?resize=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1 141w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Suit_web.jpg?resize=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" data-attachment-id=\"287\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/07\/exercise-h-g-wells-book-cover-design-ideas\/hgwells-suit_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Suit_web.jpg?fit=754%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"754,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HG Wells The Beautiful Suit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;HG Wells The Beautiful Suit&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Suit_web.jpg?fit=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Suit_web.jpg?fit=754%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-287'>\n\t\t\t\tHG Wells The Beautiful Suit\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/07\/exercise-h-g-wells-book-cover-design-ideas\/hgwells-red-room\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Red-Room.jpg?fit=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black book cover for HG Wells&#039; 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The Magic Shop a Tin Guardsman in front of a glowing box\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_web-1.jpg?w=754&amp;ssl=1 754w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_web-1.jpg?resize=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1 141w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_web-1.jpg?resize=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" data-attachment-id=\"296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/hgwells-magic-shop_web-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_web-1.jpg?fit=754%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"754,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HG Wells The Magic Shop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;H G Wells The Magic Shop&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_web-1.jpg?fit=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_web-1.jpg?fit=754%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-296'>\n\t\t\t\tH G Wells The Magic Shop\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/07\/exercise-h-g-wells-book-cover-design-ideas\/hgwells-suit-colour_web\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Suit-colour_web.jpg?fit=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black book cover for HG Wells&#039; 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The Red Room a hand holding a candle with a red glow\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Red-Room_red_web.jpg?w=754&amp;ssl=1 754w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Red-Room_red_web.jpg?resize=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1 141w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Red-Room_red_web.jpg?resize=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" data-attachment-id=\"286\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/07\/exercise-h-g-wells-book-cover-design-ideas\/hgwells-red-room_red_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Red-Room_red_web.jpg?fit=754%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"754,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HG Wells The Red Room\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;H G Wells The Red Room&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Red-Room_red_web.jpg?fit=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Red-Room_red_web.jpg?fit=754%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-286'>\n\t\t\t\tH G Wells The Red Room\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/07\/exercise-h-g-wells-book-cover-design-ideas\/hgwells-magic-shop_colour_web\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_colour_web.jpg?fit=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black book cover for HG Wells&#039; The Magic Shop a Tin Guardsman in colour in front of a glowing box\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_colour_web.jpg?w=754&amp;ssl=1 754w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_colour_web.jpg?resize=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1 141w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_colour_web.jpg?resize=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" data-attachment-id=\"283\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/07\/exercise-h-g-wells-book-cover-design-ideas\/hgwells-magic-shop_colour_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_colour_web.jpg?fit=754%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"754,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HG Wells The Magic Shop (colour)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;H G Wells The Magic Shop&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_colour_web.jpg?fit=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HGWells-Magic-Shop_colour_web.jpg?fit=754%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-283'>\n\t\t\t\tH G Wells The Magic Shop\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Exercise (p.40 OCA Graphic Design 1):<\/span> Your brief is to design a stunning and contemporary cover for one of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century\u2019s most acclaimed authors, HG Wells.<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I have probably spent more time on this exercise than I needed to but I have really enjoyed getting into the process and exploring the issues it raises. Having done lots of thinking, reading and drawing (noted in my <a href=\"http:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/04\/exercise-book-cover-design\/\">Learning Log<\/a>) I moved into Photoshop and started experimenting with one of the ideas that had stuck with me \u2013 the moth and the moon. This gave me scope to try different fonts and start bringing the design together. The above designs reflect the steps in my process:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I decided I wanted to achieve something contemporary but that could also be timeless<\/li>\n<li>I used the typefaces to highlight the contemporary feel (both are in grey because white look too dominant)<\/li>\n<li>I wanted to keep the designs clear so limited myself to a maximum of two elements each<\/li>\n<li>I tried out a photographic approach first because I wanted to see how it would work and decided to carry on rather than do something more illustrative<\/li>\n<li>HG Wells\u2019s writing is very descriptive and I was struck by the nature of the light in each of the short stories. This sense of light and dark along with the gothic feel made me decide to go with a dark cover and accentuate the dramatic effect<\/li>\n<li>That said I also tried each with a touch of colour to see what effect that had<\/li>\n<li>I was also mindful of what might appeal or intrigue a potential reader \u2013 what might make someone pick the book up even if they didn\u2019t know the story<\/li>\n<li>I wanted to create a sense of coherence, to show them clearly as a set<\/li>\n<li>Overall, I think The Beautiful Suit works best but I am quite pleased with the set<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What has struck me in conducting this exercise is the number of decisions and choices to be made during the process. This should probably not be a surprise but it was interesting to become more aware of the options at each point. The course materials talk about the need for designers to be problems solvers and this experience has reinforced that, but it also feels like more than problem solving. It\u2019s about knowing when to open out your thinking and when to narrow it down. It\u2019s also about being open to new ideas and where they might emerge from.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 32px; left: 590px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 32px; left: 305px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise (p.40 OCA Graphic Design 1): Your brief is to design a stunning and contemporary cover for one of the 20th Century\u2019s most acclaimed authors, HG Wells. 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