For this exercise you are going to mock-up a book cover. Choose a book title that appeals to you. Read the blurb on the back of the book (or the whole book if you have the time). Examine the design of the cover to identify what the brief would be for the illustration and establish the function you want your image to perform. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You may already have done an illustration you can use or you may be inspired to make a new one. If you are using one you have already done you may need to modify in some way. You may need to play with the colours, edit or adjust the composition or alter the size or scale. Don’t make changes to the original.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Either copying the design of the cover and adding your illustration or designing the cover from scratch, make sure you incorporate the title, author and publisher’s details. If possible choose a paper for the mock-up as near a possible to that which would be used for real.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In your learning log note how well your image worked and any technical problems you had to overcame to make a convincing mock-up.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I began this exercise by doing some research. I created a Pinterest board<\/a>, with examples of book cover design. I found it interesting to note how many used a silhouette\/cut-out style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I then watched some videos on the theory behind effective book cover design:<\/p>\n\n\n\nResearch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n