Sketches

1.  This sketch design was informed by researching the location where the murders took place. Something that stood out from this research were the traditional road signs. These signs typically display the wording 'Holocomb' which is the city where the murders occurred. To reflect the quietness and seclusion of the town, this idea incorporates the story with the cover design. This could be produced with photography or illustration. 

2. The New York Times originally published an account of the murders on November 16, 1959. This 300 word article is what interested Capote to investigate the murders which went on to the publishing of In Cold Blood. The newspaper theme to this cover relates to the origins of the story behind the book. 

3. This concept works around the above idea with working with a newspaper type theme for the front cover. However, instead of going for the traditional layout of a newspaper this design would use a collage of words related to murder/death. Collage is something that 

4. This sketch design has been influenced by the typography classic cover that has been previously analysed in the research. The importance of colour is important with this idea as this will be something that informs the audience of the genre of the book. Using red and black are classic colour choices in the crime genre. 

5. This sketch is a further direction of idea 1. Adding more of a scene to the front cover may be something that would attract the audience towards the book in a bookshelf situation. This is something that is important to consider when developing a cover design. 

6. Having an understanding of the content of the book is important in creating an informed and appropriate design. Something that stood out from researching the book is that the Herbet Clutter family consisted of six members. However, only four of these were involved in the shooting. This is something that you may not be aware of until you read the story therefore the cover would only make sense after reading the book. This ambiguous approach is taken on by many artists to entice the audience to reading the book.