OUGD406 - Studio Brief 02 - Study Task 2: Book Cover Analysis

OUGD406 - Studio Brief 02 - Study Task 2: Book Cover Analysis 

Editorial Coordination/ Book Cover Designer: 
Cristina Garbagna

Intended message/Semiotics behind message and how/why they have been used to support the message

and content. How successful the cover is in communicating the message/content.

Are there any counter-arguments, if so how could this be better communicated?

The cover design is relative to the title of the book. The cover effectively communicates the message "words."  

due to a change in typeface. However it is very simplistic and brief and doesn't communicate any other messages
other than that of the title of the book and the publisher Electa. The colour scheme used is monotonous and dull 
making it extremely uninteresting and stale. The only remotely eye-catching aspect of the cover is the change in 
typeface from Sans Serif to a Serif font which enables the reader to understand the concept slightly. However this is 
extremely ineffective in communicating the concept and purpose of the book as it does not communicate the meaning 
behind the actual book itself. As the book investigates the works and history of the some of the international 
contemporary scene's most interesting graphic designers as a prism offering a multifaceted glimpse of the
fields they work in, the interlocking networks behind the scenes and the vital links in today's world. I tried to focus on 
what they hadn't incorporated which they needed to when creating my cover.