Final Book Cover Photomontage for Module 4

Photomontage for Module 4 - Book cover for a band

This book cover would be for one of my favorite bands since I was in college, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. I have loved their music which to me is reminiscent of old folk music with new sounds mixed in. I think Bela Fleck describes it the best by saying, "I think the Flectones are a mixture of acoustic and electronic music with a lot of roots in folk and bluegrass as well as funk and jazz." I was able to see them several times when I was in college and I think that Victor Wooten may be the most talented bass player I have ever heard.

The front cover of the book would include their name with one of the interesting font styles that they use on their album covers. Below that I would include their trademark spaceship but instead of using the point that they usually use on it I would use the head of a banjo. Then below this creation I would add a picture of them on stage with a group of fans around it.

For the spine of the book I would have Flecktones, their regular trademark spaceship without the banjo head and then my last name. I would have the thrusters from the spaceship carry over to the back cover just a bit.

On the back cover I would include a picture of the band at the top. Probably a promotional picture if I can find one that I like. Below that would be the quote that I referenced above. At the bottom would be the members of the band along with what instruments that they play.

I may decide to work something into the background as well but it will depend on how the entire project looks when I have it finished. At this point the background will be black but I may change my mind in final production.

Final Photomontage for Module 3

Photomontage #2

This is my awareness poster sketch. I have made the decision to focus on the mission of an organization I was just hired for as the Director of Development and Communications. It is called The House of the Good Shepherd and our mission is to help children who have been abused and neglected. There is in patient treatment facilities, foster care programs and counseling.

My idea is to start with a dark shadow to the page on the left top corner and then make it lighter and lighter as you go across the page diagonally. In the top left I want to put a young woman sitting in a chair by herself crying. Around her I want to put words that one would associate with an abused and neglected child. Things like fear and confusion. As you reach the right bottom corner of the page there would be a happy young person with friends and family. Around them I would put happy words like love, peace and success.

I have actually changed my mind on the placement of the tag line since I sketched the design. I am going to put that in the top right corner, to balance out the page some. The tag line is "Help abused and neglected children reach their full potential." And then in the bottom left corner would be the logo of The House of the Good Shepherd.

I do have staff that are responsible for this type of thing but I thought it might be helpful as the new director to give them my vision for how a design may work. Even though mine will be a "rough drawing" compared to what they will put together.