Do Judge a Book by its Cover | Compositions

Having completed the media experiments I need to consider the layout and design of the book jacket before moving on to producing the final.

Here are some of the arrangements I tried, changing placement of the illustration and type each time.

I do like the layouts with the repeated imagery, as it sort of suggests a process, or movement (a walk cycle?). It also reminds me of a crowd of people. Although I think the example with the solitary figure has impact it conjures up feelings of loneliness, which the book isn't about. I think the 'crowd' layout with multiple figures works best.

Vertical titles are an interesting way of displaying the type, its a nice variation from the typical layout (top, center) and the type can be displayed without interfering with the images.

I have also began looking at various typefaces..

A sans serif font makes the overall design look more contemporary (and reflects the era that cropped up in my research (mid-century); Saul Leiter and other photographers I looked at, Pelican books..)

Also the lack of serifs on the letters make the words easier to turn, transform, and fit at atypical angles if necessary. Sans serif is much less ornate and delicate, which is important if I want to go for a minimalist appearance.