working on a book dummy - need some feedback for the cover design
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I like seeing the process on this and also how it turned out! I think they're both great but the first crop makes the whole thing more mysterious somehow. But if you're going for a happy monkey, the second one is better but maybe make him seem happier? I'm not sure which look is more appropriate for your project but I'm really lovin' the palette and the typography you chose on this .
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@Jeannelle-Pita thank you!
I like what you are saying about the mysteriousness. Therefore I think I will go for the first crop, as it really doesn't need to be a happy monkey. I will keep on posting here how it still evolves. I still need to add some detail and play around with the colours some more... -
@doro_thea Awesome! I would love to see how this turns out. Good luck
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This is looking really good! I think the colors are nice, and to me it's okay that the animals are not the exact color they are in real life. The typography is cool. All the animals are silhouetted nicely, but I have a hard reading the elephant because the greenish color behind it is the same value. When I squint, I have a hard time seeing the part that is on the green.
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@doro_thea looking really good! Love your concept and the idea of using abstracted colors. A few things to think about:
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The elephant is disappearing -- perhaps it could be a brighter or ligher color, to stand out from the darker teal and red?
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If this is an ABC book intended for young readers, you may want to consider upping the saturation of the colors or making them brighter, to appeal to very young eyes. However, your palette is gorgeous and this may not be needed. Just a thought.
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@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thanks for the suggestion. the elephant works way better in a lighter colour. going to post an update in a minute, feel free to take a look at the most recent version.
I think I am going to stay with the colour palette though. I Know what you mean about the more saturated colours, but somehow I find this fits the mood and the intention quite well... -
@Kim-Rosenlof @Kim-Rosenlof Thank you! And thanks for pointing out the part with the Elephant. Hope the newest version fixes it. I am going to post it in a minute, feel free to take a look.
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hi, thank you everyone for your feedback! here is the newest version. If there is anything still jumping out at you that needs fixing or could be nicer differently, please point it out to me.
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@doro_thea really cool! Love this!
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@KaraDaniel thank you!
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@doro_thea looking really good! The elephant reads MUCH clearer -- one tiny thing you might want to look at is the color of the elephant's shorts. They're still disappearing into the background, which isn't happening to any of the other characters. But overall, two thumbs up!
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@Melissa-Bailey-0 thanks for pointing that out again. I saw it and somehow couldn't muster the energy still to change it and said to myself:" oh it is not that bad". But it was good to see that you picked it up straight away, so here is the hopefully final update.
