After a quick chat with Ben, some layout refinement is suggested to make the whole design look more cohesive.
As the text on the back looked too boring if placed in the normal way, Ben suggested to place the "My name is August" on the eye, so that the image can incorporate with the words, also, it can also have readers interpret the eye as Auggie.
Originally, I was thinking of only having the Os handwritten and other words would be typed out digitally. However, For the "MY NAME IS AUGUST" inside the eye, a handwritten version looked a lot better than the digitally typed out one. It made the design look less flat and more interesting. Therefore, I decided to handwrite the "MY NAME IS AUGUST".
After the crit on Thursday, I tried out the idea of applying all handwritten Os on the back cover. I replaced the original Os with 4 spaces and the hand written O. It turned out really good that the Os can stand out from the text and catch people's attention easily. At first, the Os are in blue, but then I realised that turning them white can make them stand out even more. It also can strengthen the idea behind of how unique and special Auggie was.
As the text is originally in white, if the Os are in white as well, they won't stand out. Therefore, I ended up using yellow for the Os in the front cover.
As the thinking bubble aligns with the eye at the back, the idea of turning it into a handwritten O will break the rule.
Therefore, both of them are being turned into the handwritten O in order to make the front and back cover go well with each other.
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