“Woman, Girl, Other”
︎︎︎Book Cover Design / Penguin Cover DesignImages 01-05
P-06/7
Notes
1 I was inspired by the portrayal and experiences of the different black female characters in the books and decided to present the books from an observer's perspective to evoke curiosity and the quest for female beauty.
I chose to use cultural totems from different regions and black and white portraits of black women as the main elements of the cover, representing the 12 black women from different regions in the story.
2 I decided to use the Didot font with serifs to make the title more readable and recognisable. These serifs help the letters to be more clearly distinguishable to the reader. Serif fonts are also commonly associated with traditional typography and book layout. It conveys a sense of class and formality, so I used Didot's typeface as the cover font.
I was first inspired by the chessboard, believing that each female character was a piece on her own board and wanted to be able to play by herself. This then extended from the chessboard grid to the current 5x6 grid distribution. The portrait of the black woman on the cover is cut and divided into twelve, with each section of the grid representing one of the female characters in the story.
3 The style of the design focuses on the diverse beauty of women as well as the cultural iconography of the different regions of black women to convey the story of black women.
My design aims to appeal to female readers of all ages, those who are trying to understand the stories of black women.
4 I communicated with my peers and instructors, and with a few suggestions from my instructors, I continued to refine the design to make sure it was in the spirit of the book.
1 I was inspired by the portrayal and experiences of the different black female characters in the books and decided to present the books from an observer's perspective to evoke curiosity and the quest for female beauty.
I chose to use cultural totems from different regions and black and white portraits of black women as the main elements of the cover, representing the 12 black women from different regions in the story.
2 I decided to use the Didot font with serifs to make the title more readable and recognisable. These serifs help the letters to be more clearly distinguishable to the reader. Serif fonts are also commonly associated with traditional typography and book layout. It conveys a sense of class and formality, so I used Didot's typeface as the cover font.
I was first inspired by the chessboard, believing that each female character was a piece on her own board and wanted to be able to play by herself. This then extended from the chessboard grid to the current 5x6 grid distribution. The portrait of the black woman on the cover is cut and divided into twelve, with each section of the grid representing one of the female characters in the story.
3 The style of the design focuses on the diverse beauty of women as well as the cultural iconography of the different regions of black women to convey the story of black women.
My design aims to appeal to female readers of all ages, those who are trying to understand the stories of black women.
4 I communicated with my peers and instructors, and with a few suggestions from my instructors, I continued to refine the design to make sure it was in the spirit of the book.
Practical Project
INTRO
我的设计灵感来源于书籍中对于不同的女性角色的塑造和经历，决定以一个观察者的视角来呈现书籍，以唤起读者的好奇心和对于女性美的追求。
我最终选择了以不同地区的文化图腾以及黑人女性的黑白肖像照作为封面的主要元素，代表了故事中12位不同地区的黑人女性。同时通过对于不同部位的分割以及方块状的
我选择了带有衬线的 Didot 字体，使标题具有更好的可读性以及识别性。这些衬线可以帮助字母更清晰的被读者区分。同时衬线字体通常与传统印刷和书籍排版相关联。传递出一种经典和正式的感觉，所以我使用Didot的字体作为封面字体。
我最开始从棋盘中获得灵感，认为每个女性角色都是自己棋盘中的棋子，希望可以由自己来执棋。之后从棋盘格延伸到现在的5x6的格子分布。封面中黑人女性肖像被切割分成了12个，每一个格子中的部分代表了故事中的一位女性角色。
我将书籍封面使用5x6的格子布满整个封面。将文化图腾，黑人女性的肖像切割以及书籍名称平均分布在每个格子中。作者名则以15的字号显示在Woman的右下方格子中。
设计的风格注重女性的不同的美以及黑人女性不同地区的文化图腾来传达对于黑人女性的故事解读。
我的设计旨在吸引所有年龄阶段的女性读者，那些试图了解黑人女性的故事的人群。
我与同学以及导师相互沟通，在导师的一些建议下不断完善设计，确保它与书籍的精神相符。
有关与书籍的调研分析&初稿对于棋盘灵感的idea
Some inspirational sketches about the cover.
Secondary experiments based on the results of the research.
The final seven versions of the design were drafted.
Based on my instructor's comments and my peers' feedback, I ultimately chose one of them as the outcome design.
Based on my instructor's comments and my peers' feedback, I ultimately chose one of them as the outcome design.
