Class Project Time!

It's time to experiment with your newly discovered Photoshop skills. The best way to get comfortable with learning about this software is to practice! The more time you spend with Photoshop, the easier it will become. So, in order to help you out with this, let's create a project together!

For our class project, you will choose your favorite classic book and you'll be in charge of giving it a new look and feel. Be familiar with it, because your design will be stronger when you're familiar with the content. In our course files you will see a file called Hands.tif which you will be using somewhere in your design. This way you can see how everyone else in the class incorporates it into their work. Have fun, be creative, go wild & crazy, and explore! Learning Photoshop is fun, so be sure to enjoy your time with this project!

When you're finished, upload a copy of your cover to our class section. Share your story of its creation. You may upload process shots, sketches and anything else you'd like to share with your classmates. I can't wait to see what you create! Enjoy!

Requirements:
Title and Author on front cover and spine

Regarding back cover: go to a library or bookstore (or browse your home book collection) and pull out a couple of books you really love...how do the designers create the back page? Is it a pull quote? Is it a summary? A review? Where's the barcode and price? Pay attention to each of these elements as well as the scale of each. Which style do you feel would work best for your layout? Sketch out a few concepts and then try them out in Photoshop!

Cover size (suggested...you can be flexible with the spine width)::

Width:12.25"

Height: 9"

(spine starts at 6" and is 0.25" wide)

Resolution: 300dpi

(remember, from left to right of the page it's back cover, spine, front cover, because the cover would need to wrap around the book...we're designing it with our print publication standards, so keep this flow in mind when working!)

Nicola Pike

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