Publishing & editorial.
This is a book I own with images of the artist Tim Burtons work. The cover of the book was my main focus due to the simplistic techniques used to emphasise very creative art works. The cover has a matt finish but the artists name has a spot varnish to it. The contrast between the two is a successful feature because it means the title of the book stands out and with it being red too means its really eye catching. The matt finish to the rest of the cover needs to stay as simplistic because it doesn't alter the work of the artist by making it something which it isn't.
The reason for choosing this particular piece was the front cover of the book because the embossing is so clear and really stands out. This is a suitable front cover because the book itself is about illustrator and calligraphy so the fact this logo is so strong speaks well for the rest of the book. It seems that the cover is made from leather and this is what has been de-bossed and because this material is quite thick it seems to have given the best possible finish also making for quite sophisticated design.
Foil blocking has been used on the bellyband of the book in the first image, this works well with the rest of the design because the colours within the book are all quite neutral/nature-esk colours and gold on brown link together. The particular type that has been used to be foil blocked suits the gold foil because both can be described as elegant and high quality.
As with the Tim Burton book this book also has the same sort of finish where the title of the books is to add quality to the designs and so that the title stands out. The fact its on both books links them together as being part of a series possibly. I particularly like how the word on the cloud book has been made darker blue on the spot varnished area because this makes the front cover of the book look as though it has depth.
This magazine is a perfect example of layering using different types of stock, it also works particularly well because the name of the magazine is 'clear' so it acts as simple creativity. The first part of the front cover would be printed on acetate so that the image on the next part could be seen through. This particular design feature adds quality to the design because it will be another piece thats worth keeping just because of an element so simplistic and because it looks more desirable and can be interacted with.
The logo on this book draws you to it and is a pretty good example of embossing. This works so successfully because the font that was chosen is quite heavy so there is a larger surface area to be embossed. The larger the font tends to be, the crisper it looks when it has been embossed. This technique makes you want to go forward and touch the book therefor creating instant interaction.
The particular feature that stands out with this book is the fact the inside in both the back and front of the book are spot varnished where there logo exists. This means that the content can still stand quite sophisticated and doesn't need to be over whelmed by any particular finish because applying this to one area is enough. Spot varnish works really well when applied to black because it can still be seen when held in different lights as show in the image above.
This particular book is for a festival and also has a spot varnish but this time it is applied to the front cover. This particular finish adds well needed quality to the design because consumers are probably paying for this booklet so they will expect something a little special if not a little out of the ordinary. The spot varnish has been applied to the white in squares linking in with the red squares and this works particularly well because if the effect wasn't applied you wouldn't be able to see the squares so because it is, this red and white colour scheme can be kept.
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