Bubble concept

Bubble concept

I wanted to further experiment with how I could visually communicate the bubble concept, through playing with overlaying image and text with images I took myself. 

I quite like how the bubbles look in this cover design, as their reflections add a certain depth to the visuals; I also think that the large bubble frames the text a lot better and introduces more negative space. However, I feel like there might be a risk that the text is distracted by the imagery, as there is a conflict between both elements- I tried to keep the text in a heavy font in order to make it stand out but I am unsure whether it is enough?

These designs look a lot more of a minimal approach, and used a format of text framing an image. I really like how the image looks in black and white, as it provides a certain formality associated with non fiction science. The issue with this design however, is how the text seems quite weak and overwhelmed by the image, which makes the text look somewhat flat; also it makes the design less fun - maybe I could experiment with adding colour?

This cover design was a lot more focused on the relationship with the image and text, as the title is hidden by aspects of the image. This allowed the design to be more playful and intriguing, as well as encouraging the reader to look closer into the design. Ideally, this would look a lot better with a sleeve element, as it could overlap the text physically. As well as this, the decision to cover some parts of the text links loosely around the idea of the book including 'nearly' everything. The only problem with this design is that it still could possibly look too dull for a contemporary audience?