After the ADAS meeting, we have decided to call our publication Perspectives-Form, Space, Materials. We are going to talk about the different roles form, space and materials plays in our practice and how prioritizing them differently will produce different result. I want to create a cover that reflect the theme of the publication. So I experimented with some ideas. I first tried the idea of embossing letters, playing with ways that can incorporate all words in to the cover of our publication but I did not like how crowded it looked and how hard it is to know what is the main topic.
Therefore, I decided to simplify my design and create a hierarchy among the text so the readers are not confused about which word is the main topic and which is the subtopic.
I made a perspective drawing of simple lines forming a cube as a direct visual interpretation of the name of the publication. I used didot as the font of my choice as it is a favorite among fashion magazines for its stylish look. I played with multiple configuration and asked for suggestions from my group.
I also played with the idea that the reader could have a more tactile experience with the cover. I layered different transparent colored paper on top of each other and created a window by cutting out the shape on the cover. The idea is the reader can move the sheet and it will create different shape and color. But my team did not like this idea because it is too colorful compare to our content inside.
RCA Graduate diploma 2019 