Book Cover Designs

For this project, I was asked to pick two books: one book that I had read before, and another that I had never even heard of. Then, we were asked to design new covers for these books. The Pursuit of Happyness was easy for me since I had read that one before. The story was about a man who grew up in the 1970s and 80s and worked his way from rags to riches. I chose to use a shot of New York City taken in the 1970s because a lot of the story takes place in either some type of ghetto or city. Cold Mountain was a bit more difficult, because I was only given a short summary of the story. I ended up creating something simple but pleasant in attempt to convey a man taking a long journey up a mountain.

Dr. Suess - "The Lorax"

For this assignment, we were asked to recreate a scene originally made by Dr. Suess. I decided to use "The Lorax" for my scene. I wanted to make the Lorax character stand out, so I made the background darker by adding shadows and applying a darker effect. With the Lorax, I made him glow by applying a different effect and thickening the edges around him.

Running Against Time

For this image, I merged the three different layers by using the gradient tool. I also had to play with the vibrance of the hourglass in order to make it stand out the most. The photo I used of the runner was taken on a mountain. In the creation of this project, I attempted to convey the feeling that I get during long runs: my feeling is that I have all the time in the world, and nothing can stop me. Any long-distance runner could relate to this feeling, though others who do not run may interpret this image as a person counting down the minutes until he can finally finish.