Since I actually have to publish an autobiography as my
final project in another class, I figured I’d start to see what kind of cover I’d
want for mine. I wanted to incorporate themes from astronomy, since growing up
my dad and I would take trips to observatories and have star-gazing nights in
our backyard, and I wanted to talk about that as part of my autobiography. With
this, I came up with Moonchild as an
appropriate title
My friend took a photo of me about a year ago one night when
we were carving pumpkins, and the lighting that was coming out of the little
lamp on our porch had created a sort of moon-shaped glow by my head, and I personally
thought it kind of looked like I was holding a planet in my hands instead of a
pumpkin. I decided to work with this image for my book cover because 1) I was
actually in it, and 2) I thought I could really get my astronomy idea across. I
used an image trace of 16 colors, changed some of the colors around,
highlighting different parts, and made sure the text color choices were good
matches for the image colors. I liked the idea of putting my title inside the “moon”
and I thought the particular font I chose fit well. I added a slight angle to
the word “Moonchild” as well.
I really feel like this
cover shows me well, and I thought it appropriate for an autobiography.
I love the lightning effects of this. It adds mystery to the cover and that works well with your title. The only thing that I would change is the "an autobiography" text. Maybe just if it were the same font as the title it would fit better.
ReplyDeleteI like it, I really like this one. I like the way you design the background color and the title you choose. Everything looks perfect.
ReplyDeleteYou should be really proud of this because this actually looks like a professional book cover. I think you did a great job with the text and the contrast is really strong. maybe change the orange color to something that looks more like a planet and not a pumpkin
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful. I could really see this becoming a book cover. The idea behind why you used the image, where the title came from and the fact that you made sure the font color and style went with the whole piece really sells it for me. I don't have a critique for this piece. It is very good, all of it.
ReplyDeleteLooks Fan-frickon-tastic! I love this cover. I REALLY like how your body language is facing the title and places far more emphasis on the title. The gradient change of values is well done too. Looks like a cover right from a local book store shelf. On a side note, the only fix I'd recommend is playing around with the type more. I'd recommend or even push to see the Moonchild spill out from the bright circle.
ReplyDeleteI like the warped kind of water color effect of the image. However I think the contrast might be a little high behind the title.
ReplyDeleteI believe you communicated your idea well. At first glance, I didn't understand the meaning to well but after the explanation I can see the meaning being conveyed in a creative way. The contrast between the blue and orange is a nice touch. However, like others have stated, the subtitle text needs to be moved or changed (text). Overall, you did a great job.
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