I decided to go for an ink print texture for the background, inspired from my emulation and artist copy, so I imported the scanned image into my Photoshop document.
I got rid of the white background using the magic wand tool and then changed the colour of the print from black to blue so that it fits with my chosen colour scheme. I did this by creating a new layer and selecting the inked area and filling it with colour.
I changed the opacity to 50% and changed the blending mode to 'Screen'.
I duplicated the print to fill the rest of the cover. I then created two light grey rectangles. These are the background for the text and emojis.
I drew some emojis in fine liner that are relevant to themes in the story. I scanned them onto the computer and got rid of the white background using the magic wand tool.
I then drew a long speech bubble with black wax crayon to go on the spine. I scanned it in, used the magic wand tool to get rid of the white background, added the 'Linear Burn' blending mode and then resized it to fit the spine. I added 'Linear Burn' to enhance the colour as it was too pale before hand.
Next, I added details such as 'Messages', phone signal and the battery life to create the look of a smart phone. I drew these out with fine liner and then scanned them into the computer. I then used the magic wand tool to remove the white background and then resized them to fit them all in the top grey box of the front cover.
After that, I drew some speech bubbles in wax crayon. I scanned them in and removed the white background with the magic wand. I added the 'Linear Burn' blending mode.
I selected a handwritten typeface to show the fact that the main characters are only young. I used this font on all of the text. I featured the 'Okay? Okay.' text in the speech bubbles because this is an iconic saying from the book.
I added in the blurb and recommendations to the back page. I imported the barcode from the original 'The Fault in Our Stars' book cover.
After that, I added colour. I coloured in the emojis with the Paint Brush tool. I created white backgrounds for the speech bubbles and charge bar using the Lasso Tool and then filled the selected area with white. Then I changed some parts of text, such as the title, to yellow for contrast. The yellow signifies happiness against the blue background that signifies sadness. This is linked to the themes in the book as the two main characters live ultimately sad lives but give each other joy.
I then selected the areas behind 'Time' and 'Markus Zusak' to yellow, in the shape of speech bubbles to link in with the texting theme of the cover.
I changed the blurb to white to contrast with the other text and the background. I added lines, that I drew with wax crayon, across the edges of the grey boxes to break up the harsh change in colour.
After consideration, I changed a few things around on the book cover. I decided to change the background colour of the top grey band. I made it darker so that the text stands out better from contrasting with the darker colour.
I then got rid of the 'Messages', 'Details' and phone signal so that there was more space for the title. I changed the size and colour of some of the words in the title so that they contrasted from one another. This made it more eye catching.
I changed the colour of the blurb to black, making it more legible in front of the light blue background. I also added a dark grey box underneath the white text, making it more legible. I used the Eraser Tool to create a tatty edge around the box to match the wax crayon lines.
Next, I added flaps to the cover. These give information about the author and quotes from the book and reviewers. I created a background for them by duplicating the layer of the existing blue textured background. I changed the shape by selecting and deleting the part of the duplicate background that I didn't want. On the back page flap I added an image of John Green, a small description of him and some of the other popular books that he has written.
I duplicated one of the wax crayon lines and shortened it by using the Eraser Tool. I duplicated this layer three times to create the wax crayon boarder around the image of John Green.
I added three quotes from the book and two reviews on the front page flap. I then duplicated the wax crayon line layers twice and enlarged them. I rotated them so that they'd go across the flap diagonally. This created a break in-between the quotes and reviews.
I set the reviews so that they are aligned to the right. I coloured the names of the reviewers to dark blue so that they stand out from the background and the rest of the text that is on the page.
Here is my final design.
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