These are the rough layouts for possible final designs for A Clockwork Orange. The two are pretty different, so I'm not really sure which one I should submit, after further editing.
This design is pretty Lo-fi, I threw it together in about 10 minutes after getting frustrated with my first design. It's quite creepy and unsettling, as the block orange shapes stick out from the pencil drawn face and off white background. I think it's got a bit of a vintage feel about it that suits the tone of the book but also - I think this design is something you'd expect from an A Clockwork Orange cover I'm not sure it offers anything new. I would have really liked to have used the eye with the big orange tear-drop on the back, as I think it had potential to be great. I would have liked to have been able to fill the blurb into the shape but the size of the template put a lot of restrictions in. I couldn't figure out arranging the bar code around it so it looked good, it always covered the edge of the tear drop and if I made the tear-drop any smaller it just looked bad on the page. A positive of this design is that the writing shows up better against the background, there's less interference than in the second design.
This design is more graphic and dynamic - I think this would appeal more to a younger audience as it's more striking, with more of a modern edge but keeping some hand-crafted qualities. The stripes and number suggest the prison setting in the book. I love the stripes but it's kind of difficult to read the blurb against it - there is some interference. Maybe larger / bolder text or a different font would help. I am a little worried that the imagery looks a little too graphic novel-eqsue, but I still like it I think it jut about works and definitely gives it a more modern look.
I considered this as an option but thought the front being wildly different from the back would make the overall composition much too busy and chaotic.
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