I decided that I wasn't satisfied with my overall design, particularly the typeface. I felt that as the rest of the design was done by hand, then the text should be also. I wanted to create something that reflected the so-called importance of the book, and therefore chose to draw out a serif type by hand.
Hand drawn type
This is the type that I decided to go with, which was drawn by hand, scanned in and then put into illustrator. I could then edit the type, making sure it was sharp and crisp. I made the decision not to fill it and keep it simply as an outline so that it reflected the illustrative border.
Changing composition and layout
This type was then added to the cover. I'm not completely satisfied with it, however the entire brief has really frustrated me. I struggled with it mainly because I was working with a subject that I didn't actually like, and therefore felt no real connection to it - I'm also not very good at drawing cats. This is something that I am going to come back to at a later date, once I have done some more research into book covers and layouts.
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