Cover design for a book.
First steps:
Brainstorming:
Choosing a palette:
Final desing:
This is how the final result looked.
Leaving the relevant spaces and using 2 types of typography, one that represents the title adapting to the personality of the characters, and a traditional easily readable.
The greens were slightly changed, especially in the vegetation area so that they
They also resemble Watson's jacket, representing a safe and hopeful place.
for Sherlock himself, who would secretly admire his partner. The shade of green
Sherlock's jacket is brighter, just like the lights of the lanterns in his home, being
somehow the light that will illuminate the darkest shadows of London.
Both find themselves under the shadow of a cracked wall, they try to “fix” that society
corruption. I tried to make a line that guides the eye from the title, who Sherlock looks at and from there his guide jacket to the name of the famous author, Arthur Conan Doyle.
In the same way Watson, He looks at Sherlock, guiding his gaze back to the title.
The irregularities of the title and how dynamic it is was the most elegant way to imitate smoke of Sherlock's pipe.
The irregularities of the title and how dynamic it is was the most elegant way to imitate smoke of Sherlock's pipe.
