ATARNotes Book Cover Design Competition

[Mech]

Your attributed correctly

Cool

Because it comes under "cultural" it says:

"You are free:

    to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work
    to Remix — to adapt the work
    to make commercial use of the work "

The information is here; the photo comes under the Attribution 2.0:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

So, Enwiabe, is that alright?

EDIT: The long-winded legal codes: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

[enwiabe]

Yep I guess that's fine

[funkyducky]

Hey, before I submit, I just want to check:
- does this fit the design brief accurately?
- what does everyone think of it?
- if you don't like it, what should I do to improve it?

Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/JTqgz.jpg
The colour (here, cyan) is changeable, ie. I've made it so the series can be colour-coded by subject (No-one steal my idea)
and I tried to go with "simple, but eye-catching"

I'm no graphic designer so ummm... yeah.

EDIT: Also, that screenshot makes the fade from colour to white look dodgy. It's a lot smoother on the actual thing.

[werdna]

Hey, before I submit, I just want to check:
- does this fit the design brief accurately?
- what does everyone think of it?
- if you don't like it, what should I do to improve it?

Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/JTqgz.jpg
The colour (here, cyan) is changeable, ie. I've made it so the series can be colour-coded by subject (No-one steal my idea)
and I tried to go with "simple, but eye-catching"

I'm no graphic designer so ummm... yeah.

EDIT: Also, that screenshot makes the fade from colour to white look dodgy. It's a lot smoother on the actual thing.

Perfect! It looks great.

[Mech]

To illustrate how the design I have can be adapted for each subject:



Or, if that does not load, you can click here.

[DisaFear]

Mech, it is very easy to adapt a cover to a subject. But I agree with enwiabe here, it is better to have a universal cover for all the study guides (even though it'd be better otherwise for me)

[werdna]

Yep, I agree with DisaFear. I prefer the one below, it's a lot simpler and the universal design will 'sell' better I guess.

Get rid of the copyrighted image, Mech

Baby don't hurt me <3

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[Mech]

Cheers for the feedback, guys. I am just playing with ideas. I personally like the subject to be distinct on the design but have the uniformed placement. I like images, I guess. 

[monkeywantsabanana]

Get rid of the copyrighted image, Mech

Baby don't hurt me <3

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Hey have you considered putting the watermark of the ATAR logo in front and Australia at the back?

[Mech]

That's a good idea! Thanks for that one. I will have to play around with it when I get time this afternoon. 

[paulsterio]

Not a marketing expert, but from some graphic design research and experience suggests that "solid colours" (whether the whole cover is one single colour), suggests a sense of either youth or simplicity, if bright and somewhat authoritative, if dark. On the other hand, gradient colours are generally considered more artistic and "look better", but on the whole, less professional and less appealing in a book, what do you guys say?

I'm doing a design right now and I'm seriously considering either solid colour or gradient fill.

Btw, FunkyDucky, it was my idea to colour code books based on subjects the way Maths Quest, Essential, Heinmann, NEAP and basically every other company do =.="

[funkyducky]

I see what you did there, Paul. Now, no-one steal the idea that I stole from pretty much every VCE book publishing company to have ever existed. Ok?

EDIT: Don't want to double post, so here's an example of how it would look with a less blinding colour: http://i.imgur.com/hlBJM.jpg

[paulsterio]

I hate you, period. But anyways, so guys, what do you think looks better? Gradient colour or solid colour?

[funkyducky]

That's ok, I hate you too.

Gradient > solid colour BTW. Imagine how lame my colour-coded covers would look if the whole thing were solid colour, or if just the spine was coloured and the front/back were white.

[paulsterio]

Hahah, I was kidding, I love ducks! I always feed them whenever I see them and happen to have bread, they're so cute!

Hmmm, but most VCE books are solid colour, think Heinemann (basically any Heinemann book), Essential, A+...etc. Hmmm, I'm so divided, but I think yours would look fine with solid colours!