Book Covers with Photos: Annotations

What is denoted? 

The Book Covers Denotes the image on the front of the book showing what the project and book are all about. The Book Covers use 1 photo for most of them with some having more to highlight more information for that project.

What is Connoted? 

The Connotation from the images of the book is to give the viewer more of an understanding of what the books are all about. Books have the feeling of being inquisitive because of the way it has been presented. The use of the images draws the viewer in because they want to look at what the book is all about from the cover. The use of doing this is done to highlight more of the connection with the subject so when looking at the book you will want to read and understand the book. The Book cover makes people want to read the book as it is interesting, and they see a decent image on the front they believe that the book will be interesting and easy to follow. Direct contrast with this is that the images might make people judge the book by the cover and not want to read it as the image might not be up to scratch. 

How are you affected as a viewer?  

When looking at the book cover the first thing that I see in the image on the front of the book this makes me pleased as I can understand what the book is all about and how it might come around to make it easier for other people to follow going forward.  The book covers are not complex and make me feel relaxed and I do not need to over analyse what is going on with the book and the way it is presented. With some of the covers, I think with the way that the artists have put text on top of the images work as it explains a bit more about the project but this might end up confusing people.

What makes this work significant to you (and or your project)? 

The work is significant to my project as this what the end outcome is going to be for my project this allows me to understand different types of book covers. The use of the style of most of them of having a border around the image makes the image to be not as confrontation. This is what I might take from this style While with some of the theme having a full bleed with the image works as it is easy to understand what they are all about and the subject is easy to understand. I am going to use the Twins book for the main stand out as it was easier to follow. With not taking up most of the page and allowing there to be text around the image with some of the text not showing it is directly quoted by the subject. The use of a dust jacket also works because it allows there to be images of the front while the dust jacket is pure text this another method that I am looking to explore.

What are the strengths of the source you are looking at? What are the weaknesses of the work? (How would you do things differently? What do you think can be improved?) 

I think the strengths are that the book covers highlight the use of style and information that has been produced on the front covers works because you can get an understanding of what the photographer is all about. The Strengths are that you understand instantly what the book is all about and is easier when looking at getting the book out. The Weakness for some of the books is that they do not all work as there are some signs that the book has become overcrowded and does not help the image to stand out and the viewer will judge the book and think that this does not work and not purchase the book. 

What ideas (or visual styles) will you take forward in your work? 

My Work will be different when it comes to this visual styles as I am going to be producing the final book because it uses the notion of connection and with them being done as a cover this important to understand that I am going to use these as examples as I Take it to the final edit. I am not planning on taking multiple images on the book cover as I believe it might Look out of Place. 

Who is the intended audience? 

The indented audience for this book is for people who are interested in what the book is all about. The Book offers people different ideas about what the work has been produced and what also needs to be edited to make it stand out. The Books are done for the time of print with them be linked at the time of it being printed off. This does not affect my reading of this now. Books are all Contemporary as they show the information for that time of being printed and produced for the importance of the artists and what they were after. 

What context have you seen the work in? 

The Context of the Work That I have Seen this in has been as the book cover in my hand then scanned in, The Context of the work goes in the style of the book. With some of them being used to document the artist’s work and what they have produced. While other books context work with the history of something and for the viewer to understand what they are all about. If I saw some of the covers in the gallery, I believe they would work as it gives a greater understanding to the photographer and the work they have produced, As they all have images relating to what the book is all about. The message from the covers would be different than in the book as they will be bigger. You can see what they are trying to achieve without changing the body position. 

Is the work part of a bigger series? 

The book covers, to sum up, what the photographers have done with the work. For some of the photographers, there will be more to come due to the nature of the book.