WEEK 3: EndMatter and Book Jackets

In class:

Review homework from last week.

BREAK

Structure of the book: endmatter, book jackets, and imagery

Homework: EndMatter and Book Jackets

Refine your Front Matter a.k.a. Prelims

Create a book jacket template based on the size of your book. Sketch ideas for the front cover imagery.* Generate at least 20 sketch ideas for next week.

Produce a digital comp of the entire book jacket with all of the necessary typographic, color and texture components. Use a grey box as a placeholder for the cover imagery.

Bring in your sketch ideas and print samples of your book jacket for next week.

After you receive feedback on your Prelims & Body, refine your design. When you think it's ready for a final review, print out your sample pages and bring them to class.

*Your final imagery may be illustrations, straight typography and/or photography.

Click on these links:

Required
Possible pages within the endmatter (pdf file)
Layout order within the endmatter (pdf file)
Layout requirements for book jacket (pdf file)
Sample barcode (image)

Recommended
Book cover archive (site)
AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers (site)
The Pelican Project (site)
Book cover anonymous (site)
Chip Kidd (site)
Helen Yentus (site)

Feedback Guide for your Front Matter, a.k.a. Prelims (pdf file)