Harry Potter 1, 2 & 3
Dust jackets by Emily Harper s2899460 Intro to Typography
Manifesto
Part 1
Symbolism My main aim was to highlight a key object or theme from each movie. The first book focuses on the philosophers stone, and I chose tactile sand typography to symbolise Voldemort turning into dust when he touched the stone. For the second book I chose to highlight the basilisk and aimed to fit the type into the shape of the snake for both the front cover and the blurb. The weathered paper background is also symbolic of the pages of Tom Riddle’s diary, as is my choice to ink the type with black felt tip to symbolise the ink writings inside the diary. I chose tactile embroidery typography for the last book to symbolise Harry travelling across the fabric of time using the time turner. I chose to embroider ‘Harry Potter’ in the branches of the whomping willow as I personally recall this as a significant object from the movie. The maroon and orange thread is also symbolic of Gryffindor’s house colours. Tone Each book cover was designed to be unique and reflective of the main theme from each book. Therefore the tone expressed by each book cover varies greatly. I wanted each cover to evoke a relaxed and creative tone achieved through illustration and tactile typography. Style The style of each book cover also varies greatly as my intention was to express the differences between the three books even though they are part of a series.
Manifesto
Part 2
Typography For the first book, I crafted a font that would be unique and bold enough to be written using glue and sand, but slightly italicised to mimic the movement of sand or dust particles. The font used for the second book is similar to the font used in the first as I wanted to maintain a small level of consistency between the series, but chose ink instead to represent the ink writings in Tom Riddle’s diary. I chose to embroider the font in the branches of the whomping willow for the third book as I recognise that as a significant part of the book and I felt it would be aesthetically pleasing and provide a level of difficulty. My initial design was to have the time turner as the focal point which I crafted out of significant quotes from the book, however I felt the embroidery would be a stronger technique. Thus I chose to keep the time turner as a ‘logo’ even though the font is too small to be legible. Colour The colour scheme varies between the books as they were determined by the key object or theme from each book. Thus the colour scheme for the first book is watercolour tones of red representing the colour of the philosophers stone, sand to represent dust and black to provide contrast and regularity between the three books. For the second book, I chose a colour scheme of brown weathered paper, white to help the typography stand out from the illustration and black again for regularity. The colour scheme for the third book is comprised of cream (calico), maroon and orange thread to symbolise Griffindor’s house colours, brown thread to depict the branches of the whomping willow and black.
Process
Book 1
I began by producing multiple watercolour designs using different techniques and shades of red. I then scanned the images into indesign and arranged them in a geometric fashion to take the shape of the philosoper’s stone. I then sketched a geometric ampersand and replicated it in indesign using the same watercolours used to create the philosoper’s stone.
Process
Book 1
To produce the tactile sand typography I first sketched the design onto black paper using pencil. I then painted the shape of the letters with glue and sprinkled with sand.
Process
Book 2
I began by sketching the snake and typography with pencil, then traced over it with black felt tip pen. I then scanned the image into photoshop and removed the background using the lasso tool. I employed the same technique for the illustration on the3back cover.
Process
Book 3
I began by lightly sketching the tree design onto the calico, then stitching the pattern over the top. I then took a photo of the finished design and took it into photoshop to brighten and clean up the edges using the patch tool.
J.K. ROWLING
“You don’t have to be a wizard or a kid to appreciate the spell cast by Harry Potter.” - USA Today
J.K ROWLING Born in Yate, England, on July 31, 1965, J.K. Rowling came from humble economic means before writing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, a children’s fantasy novel. The work was an international hit and Rowling wrote six more books in the series, which sold into the hundreds of millions and was adapted into a blockbuster film franchise.
Harry Potter is an orphan brought up by his aunt and uncle who do not like him at all. Together with his cousin Dudley they wish that he didn’t exist at all and make him live in the cupboard under the stairs. Harry though, is special. He recieves a special visit by a giant on his birthday and finds out that he is a wizard. From there he goes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn magic. Only when he arrives at Hogwarts does he realise how special he actually is…
“The true hero of this summer’s reading season is likely to be Harry Potter.” - Newsweek “A wonderful first novel... Harry is destined for greatness. Much like Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling has a gift for keeping the emotions, fears and triumphs of her characters on a human scale, even while the supernatural is popping out all over.” - Michael Winerip
J.K. ROWLING
“You don’t have to be a wizard or a kid to appreciate the spell cast by Harry Potter.” - USA Today
J.K ROWLING Born in Yate, England, on July 31, 1965, J.K. Rowling came from humble economic means before writing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, a children’s fantasy novel. The work was an international hit and Rowling wrote six more books in the series, which sold into the hundreds of millions and was adapted into a blockbuster film franchise.
Harry Potter is a wizard at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardy in his second year. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as the last... “An absolute must-have read of the year.” - The Sunday Times
“The true hero of this summer’s reading season is likely to be Harry Potter.” - Newsweek “A wonderful first novel... Harry is destined for greatness. Much like Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling has a gift for keeping the emotions, fears and triumphs of her characters on a human scale, even while the supernatural is popping out all over.” - Michael Winerip
J.K. ROWLING
“You don’t have to be a wizard or a kid to appreciate the spell cast by Harry Potter.” - USA Today
J.K ROWLING Born in Yate, England, on July 31, 1965, J.K. Rowling came from humble economic means before writing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, a children’s fantasy novel. The work was an international hit and Rowling wrote six more books in the series, which sold into the hundreds of millions and was adapted into a blockbuster film franchise.
For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the dark lord Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to his whereabouts. On his quest, Harry discovers the time turner and has a slight altercation with a particularly unwelcoming whomping willow.
“The true hero of this summer’s reading season is likely to be Harry Potter.” - Newsweek “A wonderful first novel... Harry is destined for greatness. Much like Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling has a gift for keeping the emotions, fears and triumphs of her characters on a human scale, even while the supernatural is popping out all over.” - Michael Winerip