Penguin Book Cover Research

PENGUIN BOOK COVER - RESEARCH

Existing book cover - 

Other designs i have seen - 

Alternative book cover design-

Winners from last years compeittion - 

Im glad i took the time to look at what was already out there and how people have interpreted the book. As i like executing design that is quite minimal i decided to look at alternative book covers for inspiration. Lastly i looked at winners from last year and previous entries to see what the brief looks for. I now feel confident to begin designing my book cover.

Tiger print - Brief Research patterns

TIGER PRINT - RESEARCH PATTERNS

When i began researching into patterns for tiger print i first came across the branding of some honey with two different patterns. I think this style pattern would be perfect for a repeat pattern for the brief so i think i will try recreate something similar.

 Monochrome simplistic patterns-

 Floral hand drawn pattern-

Floral pattern - 

Geometric / Floral branding patterns - 

Geometric triangle pattern - 

Floral leaf style photographic pattern , i think this idea would also look really good i will test this style print when developing my ideas.

Minimal patterns - 

Geometric pattern merged with different styles-

LOOKING AT CURRENT MARKS & SPENCER TRENDS -

On part of the brief it suggests to look at current trends for inspiration i decided to look on the marks and spencer's website and began to look at the home ware section to get an idea of there pattern styles and current themes throughout there products.

They have quite a variety of different styles of patterns.. 

Floral , geometric  & monochrome. Some of the patterns are repeat patterns and they all keep a consistent contemporary style.

With the patterns and trends i have now i can began mocking up and developing my ideas.

Asos - ANALYSING ASAP APP

ASOS - APP RESEARCH 

For my Asos brief i decided to research into an APP i have came across called ASAP. This will help focus the style of my app more so i can design it with a bit more structure. looking at the way the app uses its navigation also the sub categories.

This is the landing page for the app. Before you have signed up so you can scroll across the features off the app.

'look for items by using the visual search tool sharing the top finds with your folllowers'

'follow friends and style muses to discover their fashion searches'

'Ask our team of experts to also help hunt down those items you desire'

'Sign up to begin'

'Here you put in your details' 

'Follow 'Asapers' ( People who already have an account)'

'Invite Facebook friends'

'This page is to show you how you take images of things you want. This screen shot shows someone else's profile'

You can search user name or colour

Tab for notifications . If people follow you ect.

On the more section there are a few options like below:

When exploring its slightly like Instagram,  its possible for you to search through colour and images.

This app works really well its functional and highlights all the strong points of a fashion app. I think with it using purple colours it does make it unisex but at the same time from the app i feel as though its quite feminine. They use images of women throughout.  The layout of the main image you take a picture of and then the images surrounding it work well.