D+P Book cover- further research and development of designs

Sketching ideas for a new composition and simplifying the theme of patriotism and relationships represented here by the joining circles.

Typography experimentation focusing on enhancing the childlike and personal nature of the diary by using hand drawn lettering.

I used watercolours to make my hand drawn lettering freer as the smooth nature of the brush allowed the letters to flow better together. I also liked how the water allowed the colours (representing the Union Jack) to blend and merge enhancing the carefree and almost naïve characteristics of a child’s mind.

I also wanted to intensify the image of a diary by using a simple black line to make it look as though the writing was on a ripped piece of paper instead of using a picture of an actual notebook or diary page as I felt that a lot of people might be doing this.

I then set about putting all the elements together in Photoshop but had trouble figuring out how to make the background work with them whilst also maybe saying something about the book. I tried painting a Beigey kind of wash and merging it with the image of a crumpled piece of paper but I didn’t like how this looked. I then decided to select a colour from the elements all ready on the page and experimented with various shades of blue as the background and thought this worked much better.