Journal Entry #13: Books.

Recently, within our Typography class, we were given the assignment of redesigning a book of our choosing. We had to redesign the cover, the TOC page, dedication page, etc. It was a complete overhaul. I chose Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman, and found my final design concept mediocre at best. It was harder than one would assume to not lose steam and direction when you've been staring at the same page of text for 5 hours. It was difficult to pick a theme that would roll through out the entirety of the book, and stay consistent and engaging. That being said, I stumbled across some examples of really great book covers and have compiled a few to talk about.







I know that most of these are very image based, however where there is type, the text/image interaction is effective and strong. I think that the Benjamin Button one is my favorite as I love the very ornate type set against the simple, black image.