FMP evaluation

My project is the front cover of a book called Amnesia. It is the theme identity. The books about a man who wakes up with amnesia and can't remember anything. He is trying to figure out his identity which is why its the them identity. I also made a poster for the book release.

           Book cover                                                                                                       Poster

Strengths:

• The title is easy to read and stands out well on the background.
• Colourful, its not dull its grabs the readers eyes. 
• Good use of font. Relates to the subject of the book.
• Picture of main character.
• Intriguing, If a reader saw the cover they would want to read the book.

Weaknesses:

• Doesn't have bar code or publishers name.
• Background may confuse reader slightly.
• Looks a bit more like a poster than a book cover

When i was choosing a theme i didn't have a clue which one i was going to pick. Also i didn't really have any ideas at all. Util i was doing a mind map of ideas for the theme identity. I remembered a film i had watched called bourne identity. I thought instead of doing a short film i would make a book cover because it is something different. I roughly based my idea for the book on the film bourne identity but changed lots of the key parts. 

I experimented lots with different effects on photoshop. I wanted to add some effect to the pictures on my front cover. But i wanted the effect to relate to memory loss somehow. Memory loss is the main focus of my story.

With the picture of the character i wanted the effect to capture and symbolise memory loss or not being yourself because you can't remember anything not even about yourself. The first picture has an pixel dispersion effect. This represent the character losing touch with himself because he can't remember anything. The second image is blurred out. This symbolises that he can't figure out what anything is, not even who he is.   It also draws the reader in without revealing much of the story.  

Just like the picture of the character i wanted to capture memory loss in the background. I did this by applying different effects on photoshop. My favorite one is the first one. I didnt mean for this effect to happen but the end result was surprisingly good and i captures memory loss the best out of all of the. This is because the picture is cut up and randomly rearranged. This is idea for memory loss as someone suffering from memory loss can't really piece the memory together. also some parts are blurred and overlapping which adds to the sense of confusion.  

I think there are some similarities and some differences between my book cover and a professional action/thriller book cover. Similarly the text stands out really well on the background. It is easy to read and eye catching. Also both have a picture of the main character. But both don't just have a picture of him stood there. Mine is blurred out and the professional one is facing the opposite way. this Intrigues the reader as they want to find out more about the masteries characters. One difference is mine is a lot brighter and colourful. This isn't a good or bad thing as the professional  cover might be dark as it has something to do with the story. Where as mine being bright and colourful will attract the reader and make them want to read the book. 

When i first showed my finished project to my family and friends i was nervous about what they would say. But as soon as they saw it they liked it. They said it grabbed their eyes and made them want to read the book, Which is the whole idea of the front cover. They also really liked the poster. They said the play on words was very effective and witty. 

I think if i was going to improve anything about the final front cover it would be to make it look a bit more like a front cover than a poster. Evan though i was told it was a very good front cover in my peer assessment.  I could do this by adding barcode, publisher name ect. 

Since doing my statement of intent i have changed my idea quite a lot. I started off by saying i would make a whole book with illustrations as well. But after realising that i wouldn't finish within the deadline i decided to just focus on the front cover and a poster for the book. I think i have completed everything i wanted to and am very happy with my final product.