Final Design (New)

After I completed what I thought would be my final design I started to have second thoughts. I started analysing what I'd done and felt that I could achieve more with a different style of cover. I went back and looked at some of the sketches I'd done earlier but didn't get any inspiration to take any of them further. Therefore I went to the went to the library and online to look for other books to get some ideas.




Eventually I stumbled across a book called A Second Virgin Birth by Tommy Taylor. The book was published in 2007 and is about the cloning of Jesus Christ.
I felt that some of the elements in this cover would work in representing the story of Lord Of The Flies. The torn paper could represent the destruction of "civilisation." The warm, heated colours could also be used to imply tension and danger.
With this inspiration I created my genuine final piece.

Final Design

Here is my completed design that I am much happier with.

I have used bright, heated colours to show aggression and violence. The saturation has been increased to make the colours look more intense and dramatic.
This cover has a number of different textures. The idea of this was to make the book seem more in tune with the story, almost as if this book has come from the island itself.
I have decided to use the simple and traditional font - Times New Roman. I considered using a distressed looking font to fit in with the destruction theme. However after discussing it with classmates we came to the conclusion it would "dumb down" the book and look distasteful. I chose Times New Roman because it looks serious but is a serif font and therefore doesn't look too formal.

Below are the images that I used to create my cover.