DESIGN NAME: Pool
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Interactive Cover
INSPIRATION: It starts from a small pond which is filled with algae floating on the top of the surface, and can be found everywhere. The colorful design is meant to show the diversities and interesting sides of algae. Readers can also associate with the algae they have seen by touching the varnished algae doodles.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Designer redesigns the look of algae with the Chinese character, and combined with numbers of algae on the cover, leading readers to associate with the topic immediately. Doodles of various types of algae are coated with translucent varnish which creates senses of watery reflection. They extend through the whole cover to create an image of pond that full of algae. A small matching quiz is designed on the inner cover for readers to get to know the names of algae.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Besides from the vivid color it used. A samll interactive quiz is designed on the inner cover of the book. Readers can choose the corresponded names to match the correct algae.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The designing project started and finished in December 2019 in Tainan, Taiwan, and was published in Taiwan on 5th of Decenber, 2019.
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: For the main visual design, it is coated with spot varnish to emphasize the vivid effect and the realistic texture while it is brightly colored with neon yellow and greenish tones.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Width 148 mm x Height 210 mm
TAGS: book, press, meadia, graphic, algae, pond, pool
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: -
CHALLENGE: The process of finding an attractive and an eye-catching way to design a science book cover requires several attampts and brain-storming.
ADDED DATE: 2022-03-24 08:54:38
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IMAGE CREDITS: Book Author in original language: Ruth Kassinger
Graphic Designer: Jin-Zhi, Liao
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