COVER DESIGN

I started designing the cover by hand drawing imagery similar to that which can be found on 'funky' clothing. I believe this clustered cover concept will work well in providing the publication with an eye-catching and bold cover, it will also be cheaper to produce and more durable than using actual fabric on the cover whilst still relating directly to the clothing within. 

I began to add colour to the pattern after vectorising the lines, i believe the black tone works better than the white as it gives it a more 80's/90's feel which relates to the type of clothing pictured within the publication.

 I tried out using more colourful tones rather than a black background however i'm not sure which one is more appropriate.

After consulting with my client he preferred the black background with accents of colour within the patterns.

The next step is to create a number of different variations of colour in order to provide the potential buyer with option, further to this, having different covers adds to the overall subject of the Garm Guide, as the clothing is mostly from vintage shops which stock limited amounts of each item and so it adds to the one off, unique aspect of the content.

I've created 4 different variations for the cover of the Garm Guide (see left).
I believe these are appropriate to the theme of the book. Although there is no text on the cover, i think the pattern works quite nice just on it's own, the title will be on the second page as you open the book before getting to the double page spreads o the clothing.
This patterns will also be used within the lining at the front and back of the book for the first and last page (printed on the back of the cover). The patterns that i will create to go in the background of the images will be designed to look in place against these patterns to ensure continuity throughout the book.