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History and Analysis of Design

Week 3: Assignment 2 Discussion

Assignment 2: Studio Assignment

Deadline and Deliverable

By Friday, February 6, 2015, create a poster promoting a social event, such as a theatrical, political, advertising, or cultural event, based on one of the historical periods covered in the lectures. Develop thumbnails and roughs along with a written rationale for the design. Include the design and supporting materials used to create the design in a PDF and post the PDF to the Discussion Area.

Steps to Success

1. Read the lectures and choose a historical period on which you will base the poster. Research the historical period online and find images and typography that match the style you will use. Cite the sources of your research using MLA style.
2. Decide on the social event you will promote and write a rationale for using the historical style. Validate your rationale by using direct quotes from the lectures, textbook readings, or other valid sources. Cite the sources of your research using MLA style.
3. Complete at least six thumbnail sketches and two rough designs as preliminary work.
4. Complete the final design.
5. Combine the inspirational images and type, thumbnails, roughs, and final design into a single document. Create a PDF and save it as W3_A2_lastname_firstinitial.pdf.
6. Write the rationale and post it to the Discussion Area. Attach the PDF to theDiscussion Area.

My Work:

    Sketches

Final Design

When I first started this out, I had read the lectures over and over and decided that I wanted to stick with the Industrial Revolution theme as in the lectures this week. I didn’t know very much about the Industrial Revolution other than what was in the lectures, so I went online to start searching. I found that there weren’t very many good reasons for having a poster or billboard like I wanted to find, so I decided to go with an advertisement for a hair growth serum. The reason I decided to go with an advertisement is that “While in earlier times, it would be unusual for an individual to travel much beyond the county or state of her birth, with the appearance of new forms of transportation technologies -- railroads, steam ships, automobiles, and airplanes -- whole new vistas of travel, cultural exchange, and commerce appeared.” (The Industrial Revolution) Therefore making it easier to get new products being sold my traveling salesmen. When researching things that traveling salesmen sold, there were a lot of random inventions, potions, and serums. I decided that a hair growth serum would be the most fun to work with.

I like to play video games in what little free time I do have, and one of my favorite games to play on my fiancé’s Xbox360 is Fable III. This game is based in a British town and in the game it is during the heart of the Industrial Revolution. I realized this after reading the lectures for this week’s lesson. So, I paid closer attention to the posters on the game and saw that there were quite a few and for many different reasons.

I found a few advertising posters from the Industrial Revolution while looking for inspiration on Google Scholar and decided to make my poster look something like the ones I found online. I used an advertisement from the Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration in the Gilded Age article for cocaine toothache drops as my guide for style and authenticity.

I used a parchment type texture for the background because with this being the age of industrialization, the paper would have been rough textured and not uniform in color for the most part. I went to dafont.com and was looking for a wood type font for the poster and ended up finding Woodcut and was quite pleased with the way it stood out and was very legible on the poster. I also used Baskerville Old Face that was a stock font already in my computer for the body of the poster. I put a picture of a man that is clean shaven on the left above a “before” ribbon, and on the right, an “after” picture of the same man but with a beard grown that I found in an old newspaper clipart image. The name of my salesman is a name from the video game I mentioned earlier because I couldn’t think of anything else at the time of designing. Overall, I am happy with the outcome and I believe it is generally true to the time period.



Works Cited:
"Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration in the Gilded Age."Hist111/industrialization. Web. 15 Dec. 2014.

Olson, James. Revolution in America. Ed. Robert Shadle. Vol. 1. Westport, CT: Greenwood Group, 2002. 313. Print.

Video Game Screenshot. Fable III. 2010. Lionhead Studios.

"The Industrial Revolution." 1. NCSU.com. North Carolina State University. Web.

"Woodcut." Dafont.com. 29 June 2012. Web. 4 Feb. 2015.

2-5-15_2

History and Analysis of Design

Week 3: Assignment 1 Discussion

Assignment 1: Journal Assignment

Deadline and Deliverable

By Tuesday, February 3, 2015, read the two questions given in this assignment and submit your responses in a single post to the Discussion Area. Do not post your answers as an attachment.

Steps to Success

1. Review the content of the lectures and reading assignment.
2. Write a response to each question using direct quotes from the lectures, textbook readings, or other sources to validate your answers.
3. Cite your sources using MLA style. (For information on how to properly use direct quotes and cite sources according to MLA style, go tohttps://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/. Additional help on using MLA style and writing essays is available in the Student Portal under Academics → Tutoring Center.)
4. Participate in class as described in the Review and Critique section.

My Work: 

The industrial revolution was the beginning of many mechanized systems that were new and amazing in the times which launched mass commercial reproduction into everyone’s lives. The invention of a steam power made things like a cast iron printer possible in 1800s. “The next improvement (in 1827) was the creation of a four-cylinder steam-powered press that could print 4,000 pages on both sides per hour. This press was developed by Cowper and his partner, Ambrose Applegath”. (Impact of the industrial revolution) The process was also improved again by a papermaking machine invention in 1801 by John Gamble that allowed for long uninterrupted sheets of paper to be produced continuously, and the Linotype machine created by Ottmer Mergenthaler which made it possible for the long sheets of paper to be printed at the same time and was demonstrated for the first time in 1886 in the offices of the New York Tribune (The Impact of the Industrial Revolution)

Larger typefaces being produced were used on billboards and posters for advertising and were getting increasingly larger. “Font foundries continued to produce larger type, using traditional methods. With some typefaces twelve lines deep, the metal type for each letter could weigh up to one pound. Metal type was brittle and, often, the printing surface would be concave.” (The Impact of the Industrial Revolution) Wood typesetting came back into practice, this time using a lateral router designed by Darius Wells in 1827.

Experimenting with emulsions in 1822, Joseph Niepce created sun engravings which was the beginning of what we know today as photography. This process had several iterations before the most famous of the first commercial companies became available, Kodak in 1887.

Multi-color images emerged with lithography in 1837, chromolithography in 1940 and reached its height between 1860 and 1900. Boston became somewhat of a hub for lithography producing vividly colored posers, magazine and book covers by William Sharp, as well as holiday greeting cards by Louis Prang. This medium widespread quickly across the nation and was used for many commercial needs such as labels on canned goods in grocery markets.

Material was being pushed out en mass and with speed, trying to meet the demand of not just the upper but now also middle class who could afford the furniture and literature available at lower prices. “Industrialization lowered publishing and production standards dramatically in the 19th century… The use of high speed presses and machine made paper, and the rapid releases of large editions of for a mass market, meant that the care and craft of hand press production disappeared under commercial pressures.” (Graphic Design History A Critical Guide) This relentless demand resulted in a downturn in quality and that spurred the birth of the arts and crafts movement. In 1884 John Ruskin and William Morris sought to bring about the return to expressions of individualism. The Artworks Guild was formed and expanded into the Combined Arts Society in 1888 which saw to it that high quality hand made goods such as furniture and books were once again available to serve society.

The introduction of Japanese art influenced the art nouveau movement which spanned 1890-1910. Flowing lines a focus on nature and animals and exceptionally high quality are telltale signs of art nouveau which was also eventually applied to furniture such as in Louis Comport Tiffany’s lamps. However art nouveau made its way to the people in a widely available form as well, posters, and were found everywhere from private collections to advertising across major cities.

The major difference between the two movements is the arts and crafts movement focused much more on the work being specifically crafted by hand and art nouveau focused more on the ornate and flowing lines even if some tweaking needed to be made by machine at one stage or another. What the art and craft movement and art nouveau have in common is the desire to produce high quality craftsmanship, focus on nature and both gave growing importance to the role of designers. “This movement followed the ideas that were first presented in The Century Guild Hobby Horse asserting that the designer-illustrator who worked in printing was equal in status to other classical artists like painters and sculptors.” (The impact of the Industrial Revolution).



Works Cited:

Drucker, Johanna, and Emily McVarish. Graphic Design History: A Critical Guide. 2nd ed. Boston [u.a.: Pearson, 2013. Print.

"The Impact of the Industrial Revolution." Art Institute Classroom, web. 20 Dec. 2014. Lecture.

2-5-15

History and Analysis of Design

Week 2: Assignment 2 Discussion

Assignment 1: Studio Assignment

Deadline and Deliverable

By Friday, January 30, 2015, create a 2-page, double-spread illustrated book or magazine layout for an article about one of the influential historical figures covered in this week's lectures. You will use typography as one of the main design elements. Also, integrate one of the illustrations shown in this week's lectures into your design. Include the design and supporting materials used to create the design in a PDF and post the PDF to the Discussion Area.

Steps to Success

Read the lectures and decide on one historical figure you want to write about. You may choose one of the artists or typographers covered. Decide on a purpose for the article.
Research the historical figure online to find additional information. Use direct quotes from the sources that you find to support your writing. Cite the source of the quotes and of the information correctly using MLA style.
Choose an illustration from the lectures. If your article is about an artist, you will want to use one or more of the artist's illustrations.
Choose the typography you will use for your headline. If your article is about a typographer, you will want to use type that matches the typographer's style. The typography should look like it came from the historical period covered in the article.
Complete at least six thumbnail sketches and two rough designs as preliminary work.
Design the 2-page double-spread in Adobe InDesign or Adobe Illustrator. Make a PDF of the design and save it as W2_A2_lastname_firstinitial.pdf.
Write 1 paragraph stating the purpose of the article, its possible target audience, and the place in which it might appear. Attach the PDF of your design and post the rationale along with the PDF to the Discussion Area.
Participate in class as described in the Review and Critique section.

My Work:

For this assignment, I chose to base my design around the works of Albrecht Dürer. As I started to research Albrecht Dürer, I became very engrossed in his works. He was a very talented painter, engraver, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist. I was particularly interested in his Apocalypse Series (1498) and that's what I chose to focus on in this assignment. I wanted to give my magazine article a bit of a renaissance feel, so I chose to use the popular colors of that time (azurite, orpiment and umber). I also searched for different typefaces that would fit into my design and I decided on 2, (1492 Quadrata Lim Bold and Kingthings Italique), which I downloaded from Dafont.com. I wanted the purpose of this article to spotlight Dürer's success not only as a talented artist but also a man that was ahead of his time in regards to his vision. The possible target audience for this article would possibly be spiritual and artistic persons wanting to read about a spiritual man and his works. I believe that this article may appear in maybe an art magazine or a Christian magazine given the fact that Albrecht Dürer was a religious man.


Works Cited:
"Albrecht Dürer." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 29 January. 2015.
Bailey, David. "The Engraver." The Engraver. Web. 30 January. 2015
"Apocalypse (Dürer)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 29 January. 2015.

Typefaces:
"Dafont.com." Dafont.com. Web. 29 January 2015.

Images:
"Apocalypse (Dürer)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 30 January. 2015.

Instructor's Feedback: 

Bridgette,
Good beginning! I'd like to see you revise your design a bit to show the modern feel and innovation of Durer. Just make small changes...save your original as a copy and work off of that. The design should look like a slightly revised version.
Take a look at the Society of Publication Designers for inspiration. Click here>>
Click here for audio feedback>>

My Revision: 

Instructor,

After listening to your analysis and thinking about how to accomplish the changes you mentioned, I went ahead and redesigned the entire assignment, using all the same images with the exception of the symbol, and I added some images of Etched Letterhead from the time period that you would have found in a printed material most times. I changed the font around and the layout as well. I hope this is better.

Bridgette

(If you click on it, you can see the changes)

***NOTE: No, I do not normally use wikipedia, but I was dealing with a sick 5yr old at the time and was distracted and in a hurry the first time around.***

1-26-15

History and Analysis of Design

Week 2: Assignment 1 Discussion

Assignment 1: Journal Assignment

Deadline and Deliverable

By Tuesday, January 27, 2015, read the two questions given in this assignment and submit your responses in a single post to the Discussion Area. Do not post your answers as an attachment.

Steps to Success
Review the content of the lectures and reading assignment.
Write a response to each question using direct quotes from the lectures, textbook readings, or other sources to validate your answers.
Cite your sources using MLA style. (For information on how to properly use direct quotes and cite sources according to MLA style, go tohttps://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/. Additional help on using MLA style and writing essays is available in the Student Portal underAcademics → Tutoring Center.)
Participate in class as described in the Review and Critique section.

Review and Critique

By Sunday, February 1, 2015, post substantive responses to at least two of your classmates by commenting on their answers. Consider what you may add to your classmates' responses to provide supporting information or counterinformation. Detail the information you found in your own search that was similar to or different from that of your classmates.

Questions
What parallels can you draw between the information explosion of the fifteenth century and the information explosion that is happening today on the web? How have they affected the lives, livelihoods, and societies that they touch? Find sources beyond the lectures to support your ideas. Look for valid resources on the Internet. Use direct quotes from the lectures and the sources you find to validate your answer. Use MLA style to correctly cite your sources.
What four major typefaces developed during this period (early printing) are still used today? Make sure that you understand the difference between a typeface and a type style.

My Work: 

Question 1- What parallels can you draw between the information explosion of the fifteenth century and the information explosion that is happening today on the web? How have they affected the lives, livelihoods, and societies that they touch? Find sources beyond the lectures to support your ideas. Look for valid resources on the Internet. Use direct quotes from the lectures and the sources you find to validate your answer. Use MLAstyle to correctly cite your sources.

For this question, I wanted to focus on Gutenberg's invention of the printing press around 1445 and how his invention has strongly impacted our technology filled lives today.

Before Gutenberg's world changing invention, every existing book and it's illustrations and words had to be copied by hand, usually on parchment and animal skin. This process would usually take the copier one year or more to complete, which made the books very expensive to reproduce. This all changed with the invention of the printing press. "Because Gutenberg's press could produce books quickly and with relatively little effort, bookmaking became much less expensive, allowing more people to buy reading material." (Renaissance--Printing and Thinking)

As the years passed, book production became vast and plentiful, which became bothersome. "Is there anywhere on earth exempt from these swarms of new books?" (Erasmus, the great humanist of the early 16th century)

"Around 1500, humanist scholars began to bemoan new problems: Printers in search of profit, they complained, rushed to print manuscripts without attention to the quality of the text, and the sheer mass of new books was distracting readers from the focus on the ancient authors most worthy of attention." (Blair)

I believe that Gutenberg's invention of the printing press was one of the most important inventions in human history but not without consequence. Many people, including myself believe that we are now in an information overload, like that of the early years of printing. "Worry about information overload has become one of the drumbeats of our time. The world’s books are being digitized, online magazines and newspapers and academic papers are steadily augmented by an endless stream of blog posts and Twitter feeds; and the gadgets to keep us participating in the digital deluge are more numerous and sophisticated. The total amount of information created on the world’s electronic devices is expected to surpass the zettabyte mark this year (a barely conceivable 1 with 21 zeroes after it)." (Blair)

Many people, like myself also believe that within the next ten years, printed newspapers, books and other materials will become obsolete because everything will be digitized, thus making the printing press a thing of the past.

Question 2- What four major typefaces developed during this period (early printing) are still used today? Make sure that you understand the difference between a typeface and a type style.

For this question, I found several typefaces that are indeed listed in my font book. I wanted to focus on "Old Style" typefaces in regards to my answers to this question. "Old Style (occasionally referred to as Humanist) typefaces are based on hand lettering of scribes and they first appeared in the late 15th century, before modern typefaces." (Farley)

The first I found was Garamond, which was created by publisher Claude Garamond in the mid 1500's. I use this typeface quite often and am surprised to learn about it's origin.

The second I found is the very popular Roman typeface, which was created in the mid fifteenth century by NicolasJenson Roman type is now the "standard" for book typography.

The third typeface I found was the Monotype Bembo typeface, which is a serif typeface style and was created around the late fifteenth century.

The fourth typeface I found is Caslon, which was created around 1722 by William Caslon. This typeface in particular was not listed in my font book but is available for download.

Works Cited:

"Renaissance -- Printing and Thinking." Renaissance -- Printing and Thinking. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.

Blair, Ann. "Information Overload, the Early Years." Boston.com. The New York Times, 28 Nov. 2010. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.

"5 Families of Typography: History and Examples of Each Style Family." Bright Hub. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.

Farley, Jennifer. "The Old Style Typeface." SitePoint The Old Style Typeface. 9 Oct. 2009. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.

"History of Typography: Old Style — I Love Typography." I Love Typography RSS. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.

1-25-15_8

History and Analysis of Design

Week 1: Assignment 3 Discussion

Assignment 3: Studio Assignment

Deadline and Deliverable

By Friday, January 23, 2015, choose one of the historical styles covered in the lectures and create a design for a business card for a client in the tourism industry. Include the design and supporting materials used to create the design in a PDF and post the PDF to the Discussion Area.

Steps to Success
Look through the lectures and textbook reading and find two or more images that are the source of your inspiration for your design. You should have at least one source for type and one source for imagery.
Using a pencil and paper, sketch at least five different ideas for a business card. Scan the sketches.
Search the Internet for imagery and type that match the historical period you have chosen. Using Adobe Illustrator or Adobe InDesign, create your favorite version of the business card. Remember, the business card must match the design style of the period you have chosen.
Write a 300- to 500-word explanation of your idea that covers the following information:
What historical period did you choose, and what were the sources of your inspiration?
How does the type you chose for the design match the historical period?
How does the imagery you chose match the design for the historical period?
Combine the 300- to 500-word explanation, the images that were the source of your inspiration, the preliminary thumbnail sketches, and the final design into a single document. Make a PDF from the file, save it as W1_A3_lastname_firstinitial.pdf, and post it to the Discussion Area.
Participate in class as described in the Review and Critique section.

My Work:

For my historical period I chose the medieval time period. However, instead of deciding upon English or British medieval times, I decided to use medieval Scottish Highlands as my inspiration. I don’t have any sites to use for my reasons for choosing this time in history. My reasons are simple, Ever since I was a little girl I have loved Scotland with all my heart. I have always wanted to visit or one day maybe live there. But I absolutely loved the stories of before there were cars, industry, and technology. To ride across the plains and meet a laird. Being of Scots-Irish descent, I have always been fascinated by these lands, so I used this as my chosen time period.

The sources of images that I used for inspiration were images of a Scottish Flag, some castle remains, and a historical statue at a museum I found on the sites listed below.

The typeface I used for this project is a standard type kit font on most computers named Papyrus Regular. I used this font because it looked very much like the quick calligraphy one would find on a scroll of parchment back in the 16th century and being as scrolls were a major form of communication, it seemed to fit nicely. On the background of the front of the card, there is a tartan from the Stewart Clan. This is my family clan, so I was just putting a little bit of my family history into the card. I took a rectangle and made a 65% transparent white rectangle on top so that the font would stand out more but that you could still see the tartan color. I put the name of the tour agency on the top of the card with my name and position underneath. I left aligned the name and position and then created a new textbox to input the phone number, address, the website and email address. I also added a silhouette of a bagpipe player to the lower mid-left of the card due to bagpipe music is widely known for the Scottish culture and it helped make the card come together. For the back of the card, I just kept it simple and made it a Scottish Flag. I was going to put words or something else on the back, but I figured that the simple picture, no words, no fancy slogans, would be the best to suit this card.

Works Cited:

"Scotland, Castle, Ruin, See, Water - Free Image on Pixabay." Pixabay. 22 Sept. 2008. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://pixabay.com/en/scotland-castle-ruin-see-water-12074/>.

"Scotland National Flag." Scotland National Flag Stock Photo 124620805 : Shutterstock. Web. 12 Dec. 2014. <http://shutr.bz/13NOGwW>.

1-25-15_7

History and Analysis of Design

Week 1: Assignment 2 Discussion

Assignment 2: Journal Assignment

Deadline and Deliverable

By Tuesday, January 20, 2015, read the two questions given in this assignment and submit your responses in a single post to the Discussion Area. Do not post your answers as an attachment.

Steps to Success
Review the content of the lectures and reading assignment.
Write a response to each question using direct quotes from the lectures, textbook reading, or other sources to validate your answers.
Cite your sources using MLA style. (For information on how to properly use direct quotes and cite sources according to MLA style, go tohttps://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/. Additional help on using MLA style and writing essays is available in the Student Portal underAcademics → Tutoring Center.)
Participate in class as described in the Review and Critique section.

My Work: 

Being a book cover artist, I have a lot of font use involved and therefore I have to make sure that my fonts are legal and that they are able to be used either for free or to purchase a license for a commercial license to use the font. The site I use most often is dafonts.com. I find that the fonts there are very precise in the terms and that you can get a hold of the creator if you need to purchase a commercial license. According to the information given by dafont.com,
“The fonts presented on this website are their authors' property, and are either freeware, shareware, demo versions or public domain. The licence mentioned above the download button is just an indication. Please look at the readme-files in the archives or check the indicated author's website for details, and contact him if in doubt.
If no author/licence is indicated that's because we don't have information, that doesn't mean it's free.” The general breakdown of this statement is that there are buttons on this site that allow you to download the .zip file of the font to install to your computer. However, above the download button, you will see the status of the licensing of each font to dafont’s best abilities. Any font created before 2005, if they don’t have access to the creator, has limited information for the licensing available for each font. The best way to go about using fonts from this site is to read the extra “read me” file that comes with each font, or to do some quick general research to make sure the font is indeed free, and if not, who to contact for an extended license.

For images, I normally purchase directly from the photographer, however in cases where using a stock image is permitted, I normally use Fotolia LLC. You can purchase a subscription from their site allowing you to purchase stock images for personal or educational uses, and if you need to use the images commercially, you can purchase extended licenses for each photo as needed. Part of the extended license agreement states;
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One form of visual communication used in the early years is the cave paintings at Lascaux, France. According to our lecture for this week, it states
“There have been no definitive conclusions about what is being communicated. It is clear, however, that there was a desire to communicate, and record some of the experiences of the people who created them.”

Now while most people aren’t going around drawing on walls to get these memories, this is a lot like a tattoo, pr photography. We use tattoos to record experiences, or moments in our lives that we want to remember and be able to share with others. The same can be said for photography as well. I know that I take pictures with my iPhone on a daily basis. I can’t go a single day without finding something to photograph whether it be with my phone, or my camera, I’m always catching a good shot to share with family and friends on social networking sites and in print.


Works Cited:

"DaFont.com." Dafont.com. Web. 3 Dec. 2014. <http://www.dafont.com/>.

"Extended License." Extended License. 1 Jan. 2005. Web. 4 Dec. 2014. <http://us.fotolia.com/Info/Agreements/ExtendedLicense>.

"PETROGLYPHS.US." Petroglyphs, Pictographs and Rock Art. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://www.petroglyphs.us/>.

"Royalty Free Images, Photos, Vectors and Videos on Fotolia." Royalty Free Images, Photos, Vectors and Videos on Fotolia. Fotolia LLC, 1 Jan. 2005. Web. 4 Dec. 2014. <http://us.fotolia.com/>.

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History and Analysis of Design

Week 1:  Assignment 1 Discussion 

Assignment 1: Introduction

Deadline and Deliverable

By Monday, January 19, 2015, introduce yourself to your instructor and classmates by providing a brief autobiography. Include additional information as detailed below. Post your autobiography directly to the Discussion Area. Do not post the autobiography as an attachment.

Steps to Success
Write a 1-paragraph autobiography to introduce yourself to your instructor and classmates.
Include information about a famous graphic designer, a period of art history, or a typeface that you like, including the reason you like it. By Monday, January 19, 2015, submit your autobiography directly to the Discussion Area.
Participate in class by welcoming your classmates and commenting on their posts. Review and comment on the autobiographies of your classmates by Sunday, January 25, 2015.

My Work: 

Hello everyone, my name is Bridgette Bandell and I am a 29 year old mother of 6 who recently moved to Richland, Washington. I have chosen to pursue an education in Graphic Design. I have always been a creative person drawing, coloring, editing almost every picture I can before anyone sees it, etc. I have experience in J Wildfire and Photoshop CS6, and some GIMP but not much. I have already successfully started my own company Bookworm Productions. We are an independent author, service provider. I have already created some successful book covers for authors and edited two books and would like to be able to have a better grasp on a few things designing wise so that I can make better covers and have more schooling behind me to prove that I know what I am doing in this field!

Charles “Chip” Kidd. Kidd is a graphic design professional that is most widely known for creating book covers for authors. Charles was born in 1964 and went to school for Graphic Design at Pennsylvania State University, graduating in 1986 and began working for Knopf Publishing where his career skyrocketed where he designed thousands of book covers in addition to his personal freelance projects. Kidd’s job is to develop a cover for a book that is appealing to the eye as to cause a reader to desire to pick up and purchase the book for their reading collection. Having been an avid reader, blogger, and reviewer for many Independently Published authors, it has come to be seen that all people judge a book by its cover at one point or another. If the book on the shelf doesn’t appeal to your visual standards or interests, you are not going to be likely to turn the book over to read the blurb on the back due to the lack of visual appeal. Many factors come into play when designing a book cover for an author besides making the author happy with the result. The first book cover that I have chosen from Kidd’s works is rather famous. The author’s name is Michael Crichton, and many know this man as the one who wrote Jurassic Park. Kidd designed the now famous tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton silhouette that many have come to recognize as the face of the Jurassic Park movies when he designed Crichton’s first Jurassic Park book in 1990. This was my main reason for choosing this artist. Everyone who grew up in the 90’s and forward recognizes this book cover whether they've read the book or just seen the movies.

I can't wait to be able to give my customers the best I can do for them!

Some examples of my most recent work for some books on Kindle are as follows:

Raven's Armor - http://amzn.to/1uVveKu 

Zombie Addiction - http://amzn.to/1kKVLjH 

On Dreaded Wings - http://amzn.to/15uV5Oq