For one of my six typography styles I have decided to make it for a book cover, focusing on the covers which use type as the main focus of the design. I researched into styles that all differ from each other, using different techniques to portray the genre and story of the book. By doing this I have found out that the majority of them use simplistic and subtle styles that incorporate colour schemes that emphasise the the type.
I love how all of the type faces on every book jump out from the cover in different ways, whether it’s with perspective or juxtaposition of colours. This has inspired me to experiment with different styles too to see which one works best for my book cover. On the first one, by using only three main colours this distributes up the negative space and, therefore, works in harmony with the typography to make it visually interesting. The one that I am most inspired by is the ‘Went the day well.’ The shadows with the bold sans-serif typography jumps out and caught my eye, and I love how it seems like a paper cut which has been placed over the top of the cover. I will try to experiment with this idea, using both overlaying and paper cuts to see which works the best.
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