First image is initial type idea - Spoke to Fred and he said that the cover was driven by the type too much when Penguin cover briefs are very focused on the illustration side of things - need to strip it back and also reduce the amount of fonts from 6 to the more acceptable 3.
The more fonts you have, the messier the graphic design.
Second image reduces the title font size and moves quote down to give the illustration more strength.
Third image takes into account the "VINTAGE" logo which I forgot about for the second image. I also made the font for the book's title all one size and adjusted spacing to keep the box shape and reduce the amount of fonts.
"A Tale of Love and Darkness" shows what Fred meant when most book covers let the type drive the image when it's not a particularly illustrative cover.
"The Radar" is both illustrative and type heavy, but I think this probably works because the type works in conjunction with the illustration and is quite illustrative itself.
"The Children who Stayed Behind" and "My Michael" are great examples of where the illustration drives the cover and the text is supplementary. Having looked at these, I feel like the idea to pull the type back was a wise one.
I also considered using handdrawn type for the title, but when I applied them to the cover they didn't stand out enough and didn't really work out
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