OUIL503- In Cold Blood- Covers

One other brief I have chosen for the responsive module is another Penguin book cover, this time the non-fiction adult book 'In Cold Blood'. I chose this brief because once again, I feel the almost graphical illustrations that are coming out from penguin recently really fit in with how I make images, and I would love to create book covers as a career after uni.

I have little knowledge about what the book is about. The investigation into the murder of 4 members of the Clutter family in 1959. I am intregued by the investigative nature of the book, and the dark imagery that could be used in the brief.

Some of the imagery I would like to look at is:

Farmhouse/ farmlands

Investigative materials eg magnifying glasses etc

Criminal Imagery and Blood

I am really excited to start looking into typography and graphic design and mixing the two aspects into my practice.

Here are examples of previous covers that I like.

I love the simplicity of this one. I feel it really captures the essence of the book, with the rough torn edges and the bold article style lettering it really explains the book.

I love the emptiness and use of space in this one, and although it is not necessarily illustrated, I think a lot of the aspects add to the mystery and coldness of the book.