This project involved working with Oxford University Press (OUP) and re-designing the jackets for three selected books from their Very Short Introduction (VSI) series. This projected allowed the creative freedom of either going towards an illustration route, a hand lettering route or creating our own photographic images/montage of photographic images. The aim of the project was to visually make the book jackets look more appealing and adhere to the topic of the book itself.  The selected book topics were ‘The Gothic,’ ‘Witchcraft’ and ‘Superstition’. 

The book jackets feature flaps that allow extra information to be included regarding the series and also about the book topic, such as the synopsis, author information etc. these information allow readers to have context on what they are about to read and also check out related things.

In my own design, I took an illustrative approach to design the book jackets. The concept of the illustrations involved the motif of windows, with each cover reflecting the book topic. Furthermore, the titles on the book jackets were enhanced by adding a white foil finish along with embossing to elevate the title and make it stand out when displayed.