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Research book covers online and post three really good ones here on your own new page.
 * 1) Explain why you feel the covers are good in terms of the elements and principles of art,
 * 2) Explain why you feel the covers are good in terms of the typography and the illustration.
 * 3) Tell how the book grabs the attention of the customer.
 * 4) Use your art vocabulary when you discuss your book covers.
 * 5) **Site the sources (websites) that you use for your research.**

Elements line shape color texture value space form

Principles balance rhythm unity movement emphasis pattern contrast

For the Divergent cover, there are the elements of line, texture and space. Line is with the fire design, texture is in the images making it look realistic, and space is shown with the city in the background and having the emphasis in the foreground, showing the depth. Principles include balance, movement, and emphasis. Balance was created by having everything centered. We see movement and emphasis in the fire. I believe this cover is has great typography, because the font used fits the theme of the cover with silver and bold text. The illustrations are great, because they are so realistic and bold making a true statement and catching the eye of the reader.

The Twilight cover is almost the opposite of the Divergent cover, but still makes a statement in a different way. It uses color, balance, and emphasis. The red apple allows for it to pop off the cover with the black and skin color that move backwards, by doing this emphasis is also created on the apple. Also symmetrical balance is used by having the arms come from the corners and it can be folded in half evenly. The illustrations on this cover are simple and elegant, making the cover very peaceful, which makes this book seem very appealing. I like how it symbolizes something very simple in the novel that you will find out more about later. The typography is very interesting, but works with such a suttle cover, it is in all lower case letters, but the l is really tall, adding interest to it. Then at the bottom with the authors name and stuff there is a blockier text in all caps and the letters are very spaced out, but they are not very big. I think this text works very well with the cover playing around with both serif and sanserif fonts along with the capital and lower case letters. This book catches the eye of the customer because it is dark but then so bold in a very simple way.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson has a very unique cover. It uses shape and movement. The shapes of the light are used to create the movement, which makes the cover so interesting. It is almost like the lights at a party. The typography is as sanserif font and is very close together. It is also all lower case. This cover grabs the attention of the customer, because it is so bright and interesting, people want to know what is the reason for such a unique cover and will want to read it.

http://adventureswithbookdesign.blogspot.com/2012/04/twilight-and-young-adult-cover-trends.html http://www.divergentfans.com/thestory http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels