3. RJTHOMPSON 25 BOOK COVER REDESIGNS
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Project Title: Solutions:
Twenty-Five Book Cover Redesigns Chosen antiquated book’s covers and subject matter acted as
inspiration in developing new, revitalized concepts that should
Media Used: inspire young design students into choosing the book and reading
Adobe Photoshop CS4 it. The readability of a book– it’s appeal to even be picked up– was
Adobe Illustrator CS4 intended to be measured with this project as it applies to the current
Adobe InDesign CS4 selection of books at the La Roche College library.
Research Criteria: Concepts were originally devised on paper mock-ups that were
Book selection limited to the antiquated graphic design section trimmed to match the size of each individual book and scored so
inside the Wright Library in La Roche College. that a sketched concept could act as the book cover until a finalized,
digital version was complete.
Target Audience:
La Roche College students ages 18-22.
Concept:
Create 25 individually unique book cover concepts within the
span of one week: this includes concept, design, printing, and
construction of all 25 covers.
LOW BUDGET HIGH QUALITY DESIGN
LOW BUDGET •
PREMIUM DESIGN COMES Schools
& Colleges
AT A PREMIUM PRICE HIGH QUALITY •
Advocacy
(Left)
& Protest
DESIGN The first redesigned cover of this project.
Graphic designers are constantly challenged by the
demand for good-looking design. Many graphic
Steven Heller is a senior art director
design showpieces are glossy, well produced, and •
at The New York Times and editor of
the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design. He expensive, but in fact, in the everyday world, Society
is also a contributing editor for Print design projects seldom have lavish budgets. Low & Community
and ID magazines. Heller teaches
design history at the School of Visual Budget/High Quality Design ddresses the issue of
Arts in New york. He is the author of how to design effectively but inexpensively, •
numerous books, including Graphic recounting every trick and tool used to produce Art
(Right)
Style: From Victorian to Postmod-
works on a tight budget. & Culture
HELLER/FINK
ern; Designing for Children; The
Business of Illustration; and
The Digital Designer.
•
Books
The original selection of design books, ranging
Anne Fink is a graphic designer with
a studio in New York City.
& Magazines
•
Business
& Commerce in publications dates from 1962 to 2001.
•
Letterheads
160 pages. 8 1/4 x 11” (21 x 27 cm).
250 full-color illustrations. & Trademarks
50 black-and-white illustrations. Index.
WATSON-GUPTILL PUBLICATIONS
1515 Broadway, New York 10036 HELLER/FINK
custom cover 3 of 50 by RJ Thompson, 2009. Printed in Malaysia
