Student_Greta Medelyte
Brief 05_Penguin competition
Extended Practice. 01/10
OUGD603
BACKGROUND.
BRIEF.
DELIVERABLES.
TARGET AUDIENCE.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The original teenage rebel story . The Socs’ idea of having a good time is beating up Greasers like Ponyboy. Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends — until the night someone takes things too far.
We are looking for a striking cover design that is well executed, has an imaginative concept and clearly places the book for its market of both teenagers, to pick up and buy for themselves, and adults to buy for them. Remember that the front cover needs to be able to work on its own and be eye-catching within a crowded bookshop.
01_Book Cover
- potential readers - book collectors
Nothing Gold Can Stay Robert Frost
Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.
Student_Greta Medelyte
Brief 05_Penguin Competition
Extended Practice. OUGD603
RESEARCH.
PROCESS.
The only real research I had to undertake was to read the book which I did. I’ve not read a non design book for a while as I kid I never read “The Outsiders” but I really enjoyed it and had few visual ideas. Decided to use a crafty approach and use installations. I liked the poem in the book so I took it as my main inspiration.
I set up a small typographical installation to represent the name in my bath and took the photo’s there. I was pleased with the outcome. I had time to experiment and add golden scissors that made the book cover even more striking, Decided to use hand rendered type with a florescent spot colour green.
02/10