The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
I used the 'silhouette' of the child from the story in order to give focus on the fact that in the story the child doesn't have an identity. The child was not properly introduced or described as the narrator themselves don't even know a lot about the child, the child's gender and age is very vague and we are only provided with what their clothes are like. The child is also ignored by most of the citizens in the city and though some leave due to their guilt they don't even try and save the child from their misery.
The Lottery
For this story I decided to use the lottery ticket design in order to create a straightforward book cover the reader can instantly get, and also linking the back cover with a design illustrating the 'stoning scene' in a more conceptual way while making the circle onto the map of where the story's plot was based on (North Bennington, USA).
2B R 0 2B
For my third book I simply used the number 2 as a motif for the design which represents the title, and the fact that the government is trying to create a 'perfect' world (2 is divisor in order to make a 'perfect number'). I also decided to make the design look very controlled and tight to show the power the government holds against the people, where they are controlling the population. In addition, the subtle gap at the end of the design can hint at the deaths in the story and may make the readers think of its meaning when they view the book. Linking the front cover to the back cover with the wraparound black bank at the top of the layout makes the layout look fluid and with the three white vertical lines also hinting at the three deaths. The black and white colour scheme also fits the genre and mood of the tory at it's quite dark and thrilling. The minimal aspect of the design can also attract to a contemporary audience as it's quite different to the previous book covers which can make it stand out from others.
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