Graphic Design 1 Book Cover
In Graphic Design 1 I designed a book cover for Sex Drugs andCocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman. The class had to come up with several different designs, I came up with at least five and pushed three to at least a second round. On one thought path I went with a photographic cover, with large strategically placed type. I produced props for this this cover, a bowl of cerial, burning a piece of paper and adding the smoke in Photoshop.
A different Approach I experimented with was completely typographic. I intentionally put the large text on the front upside down because the book challenges society’s perception of what is normal and accepted and also, so that people would pick it up and try to fix it.
The iteration of Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs that I spent the most time and rounds on combines different elements from the book while literally depicting sex drugs and cocoa puffs. I really enjoyed making this cover, the simplicity of the characters and the joke about the author’s photo get me to really buy into the book.
