OUGD503 Responsive Penguin Book Cover Competition Submission and Evaluation

This was a very self pleasing project that was supposed to be quick and simple. However, nothing ever is with me. I did very little research for this project and was simply inspired to do this from an exhibition of book cover illustrations I saw recently. However, I am very happy with how this has turned out. I really enjoyed the process of creating this and treated it as a kind of respite from other work. I love the deep symbolism of the illustration and the way this came very naturally from reading and enjoying the book. The lettering work is not my best by a long way but I think it works in this context, creating a human feel to the design and an imperfect emotionality that fits the book and its tone of voice. The only concerns I have are to do with the target audience and the business of the cover. I feel like perhaps this is not a gender neutral cover design, it is very feminine (this is because the book is so) and this may not help its chances in the competition. The quote on the front of the book was not something I knew about until half way through the brief. So, perhaps because of my carelessness, the cover is a little busy. it doesn't need the extra visual texture of the quote but it had to be there. Apart from this, the brief has been a thoroughly enjoyable one and I hope to do it again next year.  

Development work can be found at:
http://b-taylor1316-dp.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Responsive%20Penguin%20Book%20Cover%20Competition