Looks good. Double page spreads: nice layout and use of negative space. On the first page, you could drop the start of the second column down a little so the two columns don't line up perfectly and give the page a little more movement. Also, his photo could come down a little so the text and image don't form a perfect box--a little more asymmetric.
Table of contents: font seems big for an 11x8 1/2" book. Name text should be 9-10 range. You could try making the lines of the circles in the blue you are using on the cover and then putting the student author's name also in blue.Then again, it would have stronger unity if you replaced the circles with a similar set of intersecting lines as the Title Page, this time on the left with the horizontal line going across the bottom with the designers' names above the line.
Title page: Change the title name to Masters... It seems like there is too much going on here; either use the photos or the drawing but not both. Once you eliminate some of the images, I think you could probably keep everything else close to the same placement.
Cover: You could use the image(s) elmininated from the title page on the cover. It would be nice to see a stronger correlation between the title page and the cover, perhaps using the same intersecting of lines on both. On the cover, the photos could be lined up on the right edge of the vertical line; the nice, little drawing could stay in the same place on the title page. Or if you decide to keep this format, move the big blue circle so it isn't bisected by the spine--probably more on the front would look best.It could also come down a little or even off the page at the bottom just so it's not floating so much.Still, I think the more angular design is a better representation of the contents of the book. The title needs even spacing between the right angle lines. It seems too light compared to the weight of the intersecting lines. I can get really nit-picky, but I do think you are doing a good job.
Looks good.
ReplyDeleteDouble page spreads: nice layout and use of negative space. On the first page, you could drop the start of the second column down a little so the two columns don't line up perfectly and give the page a little more movement. Also, his photo could come down a little so the text and image don't form a perfect box--a little more asymmetric.
Table of contents: font seems big for an 11x8 1/2" book. Name text should be 9-10 range.
You could try making the lines of the circles in the blue you are using on the cover and then putting the student author's name also in blue.Then again, it would have stronger unity if you replaced the circles with a similar set of intersecting lines as the Title Page, this time on the left with the horizontal line going across the bottom with the designers' names above the line.
Title page: Change the title name to Masters...
It seems like there is too much going on here; either use the photos or the drawing but not both. Once you eliminate some of the images, I think you could probably keep everything else close to the same placement.
Cover: You could use the image(s) elmininated from the title page on the cover. It would be nice to see a stronger correlation between the title page and the cover, perhaps using the same intersecting of lines on both. On the cover, the photos could be lined up on the right edge of the vertical line; the nice, little drawing could stay in the same place on the title page.
Or if you decide to keep this format, move the big blue circle so it isn't bisected by the spine--probably more on the front would look best.It could also come down a little or even off the page at the bottom just so it's not floating so much.Still, I think the more angular design is a better representation of the contents of the book.
The title needs even spacing between the right angle lines. It seems too light compared to the weight of the intersecting lines.
I can get really nit-picky, but I do think you are doing a good job.