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Explain why you feel the covers are good in terms of the elements and principles of art.
The Outsiders - This cover is an excellent example because of the effective use of elements such as line, color, value, texture, and space. You can see the use of these elements by looking at the realism and vibrant color of the 5 figures and how their shadows create a value, as well as the use of line and texture to create the actual feel of a brick wall as the background. The image of it gives the viewer an actual sense of what a brick wall such as that one would be like physically. Also, space was used effectively to position the parts of the cover in a way that grabs a viewers attention by using rule of thirds to divide the title and author, background, and image.

The Perks of Being A Wallflower - This cover is a great example because of its use of elements and principles such as texture, line, pattern, and emphasis. These can be seen in the design by looking at the top, where it creates the look of ripped notebook paper and paper-clipped images using texture and shows how it would appear in real life. Line is also used to organize the text that makes up the background and is also used to frame the whole cover as a notebook page. The text background of words also showcases a pattern made of typography with some areas with larger fonts and some with smaller fonts. The different type and size used for the title and author showcases emphasis by putting attention to it compared to the other smaller text that is less important. The image next to all text also puts emphasis on the image by singling it out.

Unwind - This cover is good because it uses a variety of elements and principles including shape/form, color, texture, space, rhythm, and emphasis. These elements and principles such as color and shape/form are evident in this cover due to the blacklight-like color and shapes used to create a figure silhouette/fingerprint image on the cover. The fingerprint image also creates a sense of texture in the design by mimicking how the texture of a real fingerprint looks. Rhythm and emphasis are used on this cover in areas like the author name title where it is placed both horizontally and vertically to move your eye along and down the design so that it leads you to the point of emphasis in the middle which is the image. Emphasis is created by enlarging this image to be much larger than the text so that it is the focal point of the cover.

**Explain why you feel the covers are good in terms of the typography and the illustration.** The Outsiders - Because the book is about a group of unique teenagers in the 1960's, I believe the typography and image on this cover is effective because it introduces the main characters of the book and visualizes them and what their society was like through a simple image. The type used also reflects a retro sort of style that correlates with the books setting because it is casual yet serious. The book is about a group of teenagers that are not as preppy compared to the rest but also tells a story of their struggles and problems with their lives, which I believe the type accurately conveys due to its serious yet simplistic design.

The Perks of Being A Wallflower - This book is about a teenager in high school and all of his various social struggles and triumphs, as well as his journey to find himself. Because the book is written in a sort of diary/journal format, the cover of this design reflects that idea and puts it into a visual. It does this by having a piece of paper from some sort of notebook with writing and photos paper clipped onto it as the image for the cover, which gives off the feeling that this book is about someones personal experiences, particularly that of a high school students. The type also reflects the subject matter of this book because it looks like someones handwriting in a journal or notebook due to the messy quality and unpredictable shape and size of the words. The image and text in this cover makes it obvious that this book is about a young persons personal experience struggling with life and high school, which is why this cover is a good example.

Unwind - This book is about a group of teenagers struggle & conflict in a dystopian world where after a war, the "Bill of Life" is passed. It bans abortion and legalizes "unwinding," an advanced procedure that involves harvesting all a person's organs and implanting them in new hosts, thus allowing the donor to live on through their body parts. The main characters face being unwound and begin to fight back against this new law. Because of this plot and setting, the typography and images on the cover is effective in portraying the book. The fingerprint/human figure represents the parts of an unwound person trapped inside a different host and shows their feelings about this through a darker blue-ish color. The type used also has a grimy and intense, sort of dilapidated style to it which represents the chaos and crisis within this book visually.

**Tell how the book grabs the attention of the customer.** The Outsiders - The name of the book combined with the image used on this cover creates a sense of mystery and curiosity that grabs the attention of customers looking at it. They see these 5 edgy teenage boys in front of a graffiti-ridden wall and the word "Outsider" and begin to hypothesize about what makes these individuals outsiders. Because they want to know more after looking at the vague cover, they will most likely read more to learn about what the book is about.

The Perks of Being A Wallflower - The peculiar title of the book, the two weird photographs, and the small writing in the background generates huge curiosity in the viewer. The viewer will try to analyze the pictures on the cover, read what the small writing says, and attempt to interpret the meaning of the title "Perks of Being A Wallflower" and try to figure out what it all means. These three characteristics of the book cover will slightly grab the attention of a customer, and after thinking more and reading the small text, they may be even more intrigued by what it says and begin to read the book.

Unwind - Because of the mysterious title "Unwind" along with the vague image of the fingerprint/human silhouette, the viewer gets intrigued as to what this book could be about. A murder mystery or crime book perhaps? A personal experience of an individual relating to the word "unwind"? What unwinding is? Something else? The title and image used raises a lot of questions in the viewers head and encourages them to research more to find answers. There is also a text line next to the title that asks customers "What if your parents could unwind YOU?". This question creates even more questions and gives readers an extra detail about the book that may push them to read it and find out what the story is about.

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