Saturday, December 3, 2016

Penguin Group Critique

This week I had a group crit where I showed my cover designs I had done so far. I never wrote about my theme as I wanted to know what people thought about it without having background knowledge.
This is the questions and feedback I got:

A and B

C and D


  • What does this theme look like to you? Does it work well?
  • Crime/Mystery
  • Early 20th century crime/mystery/intrigue with a historical context and legislative. Works well
  • Portrays the idea of crime well
  • The brown background feels like an envelope. Something on the judges desk
  • You get the sense of crime and courts judges
  • Mystery, you hide something, courts and crimes
  • Which of my design layout do you think is the best?
  • D or B Could look a bit cramped on back with text all at the bottom corner. I do like the typesetting
  • D The black may be to overpowering, needs to be more subtle.
  • B Because of the body and the text association. Maybe try moving the hands on the front cover
  • B Feels more balanced
  • D I think this works best
  • B I like the way the text goes around the body
  • A but I feel you should only use handcuffs on the cover
  • B 3 elements feel better than 4
  • The back cover of B and the front cover of A
  • How do you think I can change my typography to fit more with my theme?
  • It's fine how it is
  • This isn't enough distinction between the title and the author
  • Slightly bigger
  • It's quite effective how and where it is
  • I feel it is very effective already
  • Try making the type on the front bigger like the back.
  • Is it necessary to include 'a penguin book' more contrast between title and author. Try a less obvious typeface. It might surprise you to go risky
  • Bigger Text
  • Use American typewriter
  • Experiment more with colour
  • Anymore comments?
  • Might be more effective just having the person on the front
  • Only concern is will it stand out on a book shelf
  • It working
  • Look at old envolopes, stamps.
  • Change the black spine. way to overpowering Keep it clear and simple. 
Looking at the comments there were some that stood out to me. I will develop my designs more taking into consideration the comments.


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