I really wanted to set the scene for my book in a way that would appeal to the books target audience but also maintain a professional and sleek feel about it. After reading the entire book of 'The Outsiders' I wanted to think of something that accurately sets the scene for the book, but also give subtle hints to little events that occur in the book. I went through a lot of thoughts and different ideas, I came up with things such as Power lines silhouetted on a hill line with a small city next to it symbolising Tulsa (the City where 'The Outsiders' is set. However I felt this was too isolated and didn't give the impression that the book was set IN the city, more rather outside on the outskirts or another village. Here is the mockup:
As you can tell this is a very early version of the poster however some elements of it I really like and I think could be a positive factor in the such as the Font, its simple it stands out and it is easy to read.
Additionally the gradient provides a 'filler' for the background that other wise would just be block colour against block colour which doesn't work in my opinion. Finally the silhouette you can see in this picture although it is in a very early form here I think that if I worked on it I could create a very powerful effect with some kind of land mark, possibly a Church, or a Skyline as that has direct relevance to the book itself.
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