Online advertising logo/slogan- when doing this i could create a billboard like product for a specific company of my choosing or I could make one up.

Book Cover- I could make either a fake book cover or find someone that wants a cover designed. 

I have found an amature author that would like a cover designed for their book, they also gave me a brief of what they wanted the cover to look like.

Here are a variety of different covers that I could get inspiration from if I were making my own cover, however since I am making a comer for someone else I have to use their ideas and get their approval on the final outcome. 

Strengths- The strengths of designing a book cover out of a brief that was given to me are that I can't be rushed, I can't work on the cover as and when I want.

Weaknesses- I cannot do what I want I have to stick to the brief.

Legal and Ethical Considerations- When designing the cover you need to make sure that the cover you create won't offend lots of people.

Data Protection- Adding a watermark to my image will help protect it from people who would like to steal the image.

#Primary-

1- Do you like flashy, plain and simply or somewhere in between?

Flashy- 4

Plain- 3

Somewhere in between- 3

2- Do you like big, medium or smaller sized books?

Big- 1

Medium- 7

Small- 2

3- Do you like colorful books or books that are black and white?

Colorful- 8

Black and white- 2

4- Do you like covers that look like they are drawn or computer animated?

Drawn- 5

Computer- 5

With this questionnaire i can see that out of the people i asked medium sized covers that are very artistic and have a nice amount of color with a mix of flashy and plain.

Secondary- Website found here

Do covers matter at all to you? That is, do covers play a decisive role in your decision to purchase a book?

On an approximate percentage scale, how large a role do covers play in your decision to purchase a book?

A Dominant Role: (20) 3%
A Major Role: (294) 48%
A Minor Role: (250) 41%
An Insignificant Role: (33) 5%
Other: (15) 2%

Let’s talk hypotheticals: You’re in the bookstore, browsing leisurely amongst the stacks. A cover catches your eye – it’s a book you’ve not heard anything about. Do you buy this book?

Yes – (38) 6%
No – (135) 22%
It depends – (436) 72%

Hypothetical #2: A trade/hardcover book that you’ve been interested in reading has just been released…but the cover for this book is especially terrible. Do you still cough up the dough and buy the book, or do you wait for the mass market paperback release?

Yes (I want to read the book now, and a really bad cover isn’t going to deter me) – (119) 20%
Yes (I want to read the book now, and I will buy it DESPITE my distaste for the cover) – (250) 41%
No (If I’m paying for a hardcover or trade edition, I want a decent cover) – (241) 40%

Hypothetical #3: Take situation #2 above, but say that the book is a mass market paperback with a truly hideous cover. Do you buy the book?

Yes (I want to read the book, and the awful cover isn’t enough to deter me) – (184) 30%
Yes (I want to read the book now, and I will buy it DESPITE my distaste for the cover) – (322) 53%
No (I’ll borrow it from the library or a friend or something) – (104) 17%

Hypothetical #4: How much do you associate a cover with the actual content of a novel? That is: If you read a book and loved it, and the next time that you are in a bookstore you see a similar looking cover, would it make you purchase that book in the hopes that you will have a similarly pleasant reading experience?

Yes (225) 37%
No (383) 63%

On Whitewashing: You’ve seen the fallout online surrounding the book covers for LIAR and MAGIC UNDER GLASS. If you know a book’s cover has been whitewashed, will you purchase the book?

Yes (328) 55%
No (161) 27%
Other (110) 18%

Do cover “cliches” bother you? (i.e. Hooded figures wielding swords on fantasy novels; bare-chested half-faced dudes on romance covers; chicks in stilettos, tight pants, and tattoos on UF covers)

Yes (353) 58%
No (258) 42%

In general, what do you think of the state of covers in genre fiction (SF/F/H, UF/PNR, Romance) today?

They’re great! I love the majority of covers on the market! – (52) 9%
They’re fine/average. There are great covers and not so great covers in pretty much equal measure. – (440) 72%
They’re terrible! The majority of covers on the market are drab/uninspired/awful. – (119) 19%

Can (or has) a cover ever be the SOLE driving factor in your decision to purchase a book?

Yes (245) 40%
No (365) 60%

In your opinion, what role do covers play for a book?

Covers are a Marketing Tool (that’s their main role, and that’s the only function that I really care a cover serves) – (157) 26%
Covers are the artistic representation of the book (they should be accurately representative of a book’s genre, tone, and/or characters) – (373) 62%
Other (75) 12%

In your opinion, are “cliched” genre fiction covers useful? That is, do you believe that they signify or inspire a sense of reader familiarity that encourages readers to buy the book?

Yes (399) 66%
No (209) 34%

Let’s assume that books with “cliched” covers dominate genre fiction sales. Why do you think this is?

They inspire a sense of familiarity – (308) 51%
They are all that is on the market right now – (252) 42%
Other (46) 8%

SURVEY TAKER PROFILES:

Which of the following genres do you read the most?

Fantasy (469) 77%
Romance (289) 47%
Young Adult (399) 65%
Science Fiction (245) 40%
Horror (81) 13%
Comics/Graphic Novels (139) 23%
Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance (399) 65%
Literary Fiction (197) 32%
Mystery/Thriller (178) 29%
Other (38) 6%

You live:

In the United States (358) 62%
In the United Kingdom (71) 12%
Other (147) 26%

Where do you get the books you read?

In a bookstore (461) 76%
Online (454) 75%
Library (295) 48%
Review Copies (116) 19%
Other (54) 9%

You are:

A Reader (597) 98%
A Blogger (233) 38%
An Author (83) 14%
A “Publishing Professional” (25) 4%
A Bookseller (21) 3%
An Artist (39) 6%

Client gave me most of what needs to be done in this task the email exchange with most of what is required is in a PDF at the bottom of the page.

For the budget i managed to now have to spend any money as i used the computers at my college for designing and any images on the cover i made and edited myself at college.

Budget cost- £0

Production schedule-

Day 1- discuss cover with client to find out what thy want the cover to look like.

Day 2- work on main front cover

Day 3- Make side cover

Day 4- design back cover

Day 5- finnish front cover

Day 6- finnish side and back covers

I emailed the client and sent pictures of the covers as they were being designed to see if it is what they wanted and made any amendments that were required to make.

See PDF at bottom of page.

Job Roles-

Designer- R. M. Lowe (Me)

Author- J. A. D. Charles

Meetings-

We had only a few meetings as most of the time we only needed to email each other. On the few times that we did meet we discussed the more finer details of the cover.

Equipment-

Computer- with photoshop and emails

Risk assessment-

Wires from the computer could be tripped over

If the computer is faulty they could be an electricity hazard

Locations-

My college (for computer)

Local youth club

Contingency Plan-

Online advertising logo/slogan- when doing this I could create a billboard like product for a specific company of my choosing or I could make one up. I haven't had to use this idea as my first idea worked out the way I wanted.