Book Cover Design
Author Devyn Leal needed a book cover design for his soon-to-be-published book, "Violet.”
Deliverable
Book Cover Design
Year
2022
Client
Devyn Leal (Author)
Design Tools
Photoshop
About
The author Devyn Leal of the book Violet needed a book cover design for his newly written book that will soon be published. The story brings violence, abuse, and drugs to the primary character, Violet, where some explicit themes from the book need to be translated to the cover.
The client wanted the woman’s hand, blood, a razor blade, and a bathroom floor. He provided a sketch of the idea he wanted.
Color Palette
Violet contains graphic scenes, and blood is a significant part of the book, as there is violence, abuse, and more. Red signifies aggression, pain, and danger, essential themes within the story. The color is used for the cover, along with white and black, to contrast and bring themes of isolation, emptiness, and menace.
Typography
Halant is a serif typeface often used for its readability; it is distinctive and is used for the title and headlines. In contrast, Nunito Sans Semibold is a sans-serif typeface with well-balanced non-rounded forms allowing for readability and grounds the typeface from the serif of the headlines and titles.
