1.
I created some thumbnails for my initial ideas and
played around in photoshop with them, adding
effects, and in different styles. I tried to
differentiate them as much as I could. Out of the
ten thumbnails there were two clear favourites,
the ‘Sketch’ and ‘Vector’ style. I then E-Mailed the
two ideas to the Creative Director and asked for
some feedback.
DEVELOPING MY DESIGN IDEA
From the feedback: “Sketch: More Sci-Fi themed, the lighting effect is good. It’s more dramatic than the vector style.
Vector: I prefer this one, and could work well, the colours are really good. Definitely make it a vector with a clean style.
This is less dramatic, so maybe implement some features from the sketch style into this one.”"
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I was pleased with this feedback because I wanted to take the vector style forward but also, the feedback gave me some
ideas and improvements for my design."
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I tried various colour palettes, but none seemed to work quite as well as the orange/blue complimentary colours. I began
my design and ended up with what you see on the bottom right.
FINAL DESIGN
(WITHOUT TEXT
& MASTHEAD)

2. As you can see, I used horizontal lines as ‘shading’ to give the
effect that more light was coming from behind him. I used sharp
edges for something that would stand out to a viewer and I think
also conveys Enders Game and the Sci-Fi genre well."
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I chose my font from 2 others, and OCR A Std fitted really
well with the style and theme of my cover. It also fitted perfectly
across the bottom of the image, and I think looks good there."
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Finally, I added the masthead and my cover was complete.