1. Cover
design
walkthrough
The
first
eight
thumbnails
were
cut
out
of
the
main
image,
and
changed
using
Photoshop
filters
and
colour
changes.
Each
appealing
to
the
sci-­‐fi
genre,
the
colours
used
in
the
final
design
came
from
the
sixth
image,
mainly
from
Dap.
Were
as
the
square-­‐like
‘fade’
came
from
the
second
and
fourth
thumbnail.
After
asking
people
for
feedback
on
my
thumbnails,
it
came
down
to
the
first
and
third
thumbnails.
The
first,
chosen
for
it
nebula
like
background,
and
the
other
for
Dap’s
stylised
face.
After
the
feedback
and
the
case
study
on
Owen
Sherwood,
I
made
two
more
design
ideas,
I
used
Owen
Sherwood’s
colour
input
into
a
design.
Also
making
one
of
the
designs
a
different
profile,
to
see
if
it
looks
any
better.
In
one
of
the
design
ideas
I
started
of
thinking
of
squares,
and
see
if
it
could
work.
After
editor
feedback,
I
got
the
Idea
of
making
the
image
out
of
squares,
it
worked
out
for
the
body,
and
the
facial
hair,
but
when
making
the
details
in
the
face,
it
didn’t
look
right.
When
the
background
was
put
in,
the
image
changed
colours,
to
a
green
colour.
I
started
to
think
about
the
font
that
would
work
well
with
the
overall
image.
So
I
looked
at
some
of
the
default
fonts
and
found
four
possible
fonts
that
could
work
with
the
design,
then
I
found
some
fonts
on
the
website
dafont.com,
I
looked
in
the
archives

2. and
found
five
that
included
Square
Metal-­‐7,
which
looked
the
most
sci-­‐fi
like,
the
most
suited
to
the
genre.
The
KILLER
LASGNA
font
was
made
up
out
of
pixels,
and
makes
it
more
game
like,
referencing
to
the
title
“Ender’s
Game”.
Grapple
BRK
font
was
very
square-­‐like,
and
fit
into
the
design
idea,
with
the
angled
edges
of
Dap.
The
Fasto
font
looked
like
it
was
imprinted
on
metal,
which
fits
with
the
military
idea
of
the
film.
Nechao
Sharp
font
was
used
in
the
final
design,
I
choose
it
for
it
looked
like
it
would
be
used
in
a
holographic
computer
or
used
as
a
warning
to
show
danger.
The
font
colour
was
an
icy
blue,
to
contrast
against
the
orange,
but
stand
out
from
the
blue
of
the
squares
and
the
lines.
When
making
the
final
design,
I
put
square
in
the
general
area
of
the
face
and
shoulders,
gradually
becoming
smaller
and
further
away
from
each
other,
I
put
lines
on
top
of
the
squares,
to
show
more
detail
in
the
face,
to
make
the
character
more
recognisable.
The
teal
shows
shape,
and
what
he
fading
away
from.