Assignment 09
Visual Concept: Week 2

Continue to design your series of three book covers for auteur film writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson. Next week, design the full dust jacket mechanical including flaps and spine. Print them to scale. Cut to your jacket’s dimensions, full bleed. Reference an example mechanical as you build your own based on your books’ dimensions. You can download the films with subtitles here Thanks to Sasha Baker.

FRONT FLAP (3.75-4in)
Typically includes a brief description of the book.

BACK FLAP (3.75-4in)
Typically includes an author photo and bio.

SPINE (width variable)
Typically includes book and author name.

BACK COVER (size of front cover)
Typically includes a brief description of the book.


BACKGROUND
Get inspired by great book cover designers and publishing houses. Pictured: Cover design Series for Shimon Adaf's Lost Detective Trilogy. Design by Paul Sahre, Creative director, Alex Merto.

BOOK COVER RESOURCES
Book Cover Archive
The Book Cover Review
Rodrigo Corral
Na Kim
Paul Sahre
Peter Mendelsund
David Pearson
Alex Merto
Tyler Comrie
Janet Hansen
Pablo Delcan
Rachel Willey
Erik Carter
FSG Books
Verso Books

This is a hypothetical assignment for instruction purposes, inspired by an assignment given by Eileen Hedy Schultz at the School of Visual Arts. Thank you.