These are some of the sketches I have done so far for my version of the Scarlet Letter:

Book Cover 1

I am currently designing a book cover for my Graphic Design II class.  I chose "The Scarlet Letter", and so i must come up with a creative solution for a book cover that does not follow the same old formula as the many predecessors before it.  Here are some designs that i need to stay away from:

Most of the designs for this book rely on only the letter itself.  I obviously want to use the Letter as an element in the design, however i would like to use it in conjunction with other symbols and use more than "just the letter".

Dracula Theatrical Poster Final

GD II Project 1: #3)  After a few tweaks i had decided to re-sketch the "D" and the "A" so it would appear in blood as well.

I incorporated the "D" and "A" into the design as well as taking out the bottom fangs and adding the text for the play's information, such as dates and call numbers.  This is the final result:

Dracula Theatrical Poster Progress

GD II Project 1: #2)  For the progress critique i had basically just inked in my skecth with the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator.

However after talking with my instructor, we decided there were a few things that needed to be changed.  For instance, the fangs should only appear on the top, not the bottom.  In the movies and other theatrical plays they only depict him with the top fangs.  The bottoms only show up in the little plastic play teeth.  When the bottom fangs were still on the design it looked more like an animal.  Also, we decided that the teeth should just remain teeth and should not incorporate the letter.  The "D" and "A" should just be part of the blood as well.

Dracula Theatrical poster Sketch

GD II Project 1: #1)  I was to create a poster for a play that would be playing at the North Carolina Theater.  We chose from a list of plays and i chose "Dracula".  This is the sketch i started with.

I started out with a play on the design being part of the text, the teeth would be the "D" and the "A" at both ends and the rest of the title would be in the blood between the teeth.