Evaluation of research

Out line of the research:
 From doing the research i font out that the majority of the writing on the front cover was in white. This is so that the text stands out and is easy to read. I will use white text on my cover for the same reason. Also all of the text was centre aline, this looks good from a design point of view. All the covers where colorful this is so they stand out and are intriguing to the reader. This is very important as the cover is the first thing the reader will see. You dont want to give to much away on the front cover about the story. I think i will just have a picture of the main character. This also give the reader a picture of what the main character looks like.

Reflecting on research:
I wanted to see what similar products where out there. This helped my develop my ideas and give my a good indication of the competition. I mostly looked at secondary research, This involved looking at book covers and short stories online. I have also looked at actual short story books and short stories in newspapers. For my front cover my colour scheme is going to be dark colours. This is because it makes the book look intriguing and mysterious. I need to shoot a photograph of the main character. When i shoot this i will use lighting to give the character a glowing look. This will make him look like his is standing out in the dark background. I feel a lot more confident to carry on with my idea after research. This is because looking at similar products helped my to develop my idea into what it is now. One of the most of important things i found out by doing research is that the text should be white and in a easy to read font. Also it is good to have the protagonist on the cover. Another important thing i found out is the cover must be interesting, if its not it is unlikely many people would read it. My idea has not changed very much since doing research. But after doing the research i have decided to add a picture of the main character to the front cover. Before this is was just going to have images of famous monument blurred and disfigured. Now i am still keeping the origianl idea but adding a still picture of the protagonist.