Versos covers

Versos Covers

I decided to carry out some further research into contemporary book design, as I felt like I needed more inspiration for my initial ideas. I looked at Versos Covers as it showcased a lot on type focused and clever 'smile in the mind' design. 

I really like this design as it uses simple shapes to communicate the title of the book; It uses a stencil style type design, and the way the text runs off the book definitely gives it a contemporary style. I also like the contrast between the formal colour scheme with the somewhat playful font. As well as this, the shapes in the type design reflect the different forms within the books narrative. 

Raf Rennie

Raf Rennie explores book cover design in a way that is poetic and very symbolic; I felt inspired by the way he uses simple shapes, as it could link to the concept of a black hole? I also like how the image is 3D as it brings in depth to the design, yet subtly with the black on black aesthetic. 

These designs above were interesting in their use of textures and abstracted imagery; I really like the juxtaposition of these detailed textures with clean, formal sans serif type. This offers a balanced contemporary atmosphere, which could work for the book cover design as there is also this contrast between Brysons' formality and playfulness.